Wetter (Ruhr)

For other uses, see Wetter (disambiguation).
Wetter (Ruhr)

Alt-Wetter

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Wetter (Ruhr)

Coordinates: 51°23′17″N 07°23′42″E / 51.38806°N 7.39500°E / 51.38806; 7.39500Coordinates: 51°23′17″N 07°23′42″E / 51.38806°N 7.39500°E / 51.38806; 7.39500
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Arnsberg
District Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Government
  Mayor Frank Hasenberg (SPD)
Area
  Total 31.47 km2 (12.15 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
  Total 27,443
  Density 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 58300
Dialling codes 02335
Vehicle registration EN, WIT
Website www.stadt-wetter.de

Wetter (Ruhr) is a town in western Germany, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. The river Ruhr flows through the urban area, separating the district of Alt-Wetter from the districts of Esborn, Volmarstein and Wengern. The cities of Dortmund and Bochum are within 20 minutes by road or rail.

Geography

Neighbour municipalities

Neighbour municipalities are Gevelsberg, Hagen, Herdecke, Sprockhövel and Witten. The Cities of Dortmund, Bochum, Essen and Wuppertal are near.

City arrangement

Population

population graph of Wetter (1970–2012)

History

The town of Wetter is first documented in the year 1214 in relation with the Castle Wetter and the knights Bruno and Friedrich. Another famous castle ruin is the Castle Volmarstein which was built in the 11th century by the archbishop of Cologne Frederick I. The castle is located on the other side of the Ruhr in the district of Volmarstein which has been part of Wetter since the municipal community-reform in 1970.

In 1819 Friedrich Harkort founded the first industrial workshop at Castle Wetter, producing steam engines and gas light equipment. Thus he did not just develop education and social policy but also laid the cornerstone of the early industrialization of the Ruhr area and Germany. The reservoir between Wetter and Herdecke, Harkortsee, and the highest mountain in the area, Harkortberg, were both named after him.

Due to the lowering bombardments in 1944/45, during the second world war, the town became the domicile of the Reichsgau south-Westfalia, originally residing in Bochum.

Town Twinnings

Wetter is twinned with South Elmsall (England), Turawa (Poland) and Stadtilm (Germany).

Culture and objects of interest

The "Fünf-Giebel-Eck" (Five-Gable-Corner) in Wetter

Objects of interest

Personalities

Economy

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