Witten
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| State: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. Region: | Arnsberg |
| District: | Ennepe-Ruhr |
| Area: | 72,40 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 102.865 (30.06.2003) |
| pop. density | 1415 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | EN |
| Homepage: | http://www.witten.de |
Witten is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the southern Ruhr area in the Ruhr valley. It was first mentioned in historic sources in 1214, however the borough Herbede (which was incorporated into the city in 1975) even dates back to 851. The city was a mining town from 1578.
Witten is twinned with the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, UK
Categories: Germany geography stubs | Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia