Witten is a city of almost 100,000 inhabitants in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude51.433333 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Witten (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 91,474 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.433333, longitude 7.333333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 104 m
P2046 (area)
area 72.37 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 91474 (2025)
View the Source2. Witten (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1214
Witten was first mentioned in historic sources in 1214, however the borough Herbede (which was incorporated into the city in 1975) dates back to 851.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1214
Witten was first mentioned in historic sources in 1214, however the borough Herbede (which was incorporated into the city in 1975) dates back to 851.
Source text, founding-year: 1214
Witten was first mentioned in historic sources in 1214, however the borough Herbede (which was incorporated into the city in 1975) dates back to 851.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany
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