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Rüthen

Western Europe

Rüthen is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Facts
Population
10,302 1
Area (sq km)
158.09 1
Founding Year
1072 2
Founding Year
1072 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
380 1
Latitude
51.493333 degrees north 1
Longitude
8.433333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Rüthen (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 10,302 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 51.493333, longitude 8.433333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 380 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 158.09 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 10302 (2025)
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2. Rüthen (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1072
    The city of Rüthen was first mentioned in a document of the Kloster Grafschaft (abbey earldom) in 1072.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1072
    The city of Rüthen was first mentioned in a document of the Kloster Grafschaft (abbey earldom) in 1072.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1072
    The city of Rüthen was first mentioned in a document of the Kloster Grafschaft (abbey earldom) in 1072.
  • 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
    [ˈʁyːtn̩] ) is a town in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 51.4933,8.4333
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 375.0
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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, 8.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 8.25
51.25 8.25 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Rüthen - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2842816
Quote, cities500 record 2842816
51.4909 8.43596 P PPL DE 07 059 05974 05974036 11299 380 376 Europe/Berlin
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