- Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Infobox German district
name=Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
state=North Rhine-Westphalia
capital=Schwelm
regierungsbezirk=Arnsberg
area=408.28
population=351,413
population_as_of=1999
density=861
carsign=EN
url= [http://www.ennepe-ruhr-kreis.de ennepe-ruhr-kreis.de]The Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis is a district in the middle of
North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany . It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the district-free cities ofBochum ,Dortmund andHagen , the districts ofMärkischer Kreis andOberbergischer Kreis , the city ofWuppertal , the district of Mettmann and the city of Essen.History
The district was created in 1929 by merging the former district of
Schwelm with parts of the districts of Hattingen and Hagen. In 1970 and 1975 it was modified a bit during the reorganization of the districts inNorth Rhine-Westphalia ; most notably was the inclusion of the previously district-free city Witten.Geography
The name of the district describes its geographical location - it is located in the valleys of the rivers
Ruhr andEnnepe .Coat of arms
Towns
External links
* [http://www.ennepe-ruhr-kreis.de/ Official Webpage] (German)
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