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Wetter (Ruhr)

Western Europe

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

Facts
Population
25,959 1
Area (sq km)
31.47 1
Founding Year
1214 2
Founding Year
1214 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
110 1
Latitude
51.388056 degrees north 1
Longitude
7.395 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Wetter (Ruhr) (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 25,959 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.388056, longitude 7.395
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 110 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 31.47 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 25959 (2025)
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2. Wetter (Ruhr) (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1214
    The town of Wetter is first documented in the year 1214 in relation with the Castle Wetter and the knights Bruno and Friedrich.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1214
    The town of Wetter is first documented in the year 1214 in relation with the Castle Wetter and the knights Bruno and Friedrich.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1214
    The town of Wetter is first documented in the year 1214 in relation with the Castle Wetter and the knights Bruno and Friedrich.
  • 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
    Wetter (Ruhr) (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛtɐ] ) is a town in western Germany
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3. GeoNames: Wetter - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2809984
    51.38747 7.39277 P PPL DE 07 059 05954 05954032 29146 126 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 126 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 7.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 7.25
51.25 7.25 Cfb
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