Witten
Federal state	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region	Arnsberg
District	Ennepe-Ruhr
Population	101,019 source (2005)
Area	72.40 km²
Population density	1395/km²
Elevation	104 m
Coordinates	NA
Postal code
Area code	02302 (in Buchholz: 02324)
Licence plate code	EN
Mayor	Sonja Leidemann (SPD)
Website	witten.de

For other uses, see Witten (disambiguation).

Witten is a university town 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 and is now home of Witten/Herdecke University, an innovative private university. In 1975 Witten was included in the administrative district "Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis" and it is now its biggest city. Image File history File links Wappen_von_Witten. ... Image File history File links Lage_der_Stadt_Witten_in_Deutschland. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Arnsberg is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the south_east of the country. ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... The Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis is a district in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SPD (disambiguation). ... This page as shown in the aol 9. ... Witten may mean: Witten, Germany Witten, Drenthe, in the Netherlands Witten, South Dakota and New Witten, South Dakota, in the United States Witten Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia, in the United States Witten Fork, Monroe County, Ohio, stream in the United States Edward Witten, theoretical physicist who works in string theory... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, usually shortened to: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... Map of the Ruhr Area The Ruhr Area (German Ruhrgebiet, colloquially Ruhrpott or Kohlenpott or simply Pott) is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, consisting of a number of large (former) industrial cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to... For the conurbation see Ruhr Area. ... Events Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... A borough is a local government administrative subdivision used in the Canadian province of Quebec, in some states of the United States, and formerly in New Zealand. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Events Vikings plunder London Charles the Bald, Louis the German and Lothar meet in Meersen Oldest known mention of the Andaman Islands Garcia Iñiguez succeeds his father Iñigo Arista as king of Navarra Births Deaths March 7 - Nominoe, Duke of Brittany Categories: 851 ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... Main building of the Universität Witten/Herdecke Witten/Herdecke University (UWH) is a private university at the city Witten in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

1975 was also the year Witten was first counted to have more than 100,000 inhabitants, the threshold to be considered a large city ("Großstadt") in Germany.

The Ruhr near Witten

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Boroughs

Witten is divided into 8 boroughs and every of these boroughs is divided into city-districts. Every district has it own district-number.

Castle Haus Witten in Witten, seen from the "Ruhrstrasse"

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Coordinates

51°26′ N 7°20′ E

Religions

Catholic Marien-Church

Catholics: When Witten was first mentioned it was part of the Archbishopric of Cologne, since 1821 it is a part of the Paderbornian Bishopric, the borough of Herbede belongs to Essen. In the 19th century the Ruhr area pulled up to 500,000 Poles from East Prussia and Silesia, most of them were catholics. Hundreds, even a few thousand came also to Witten. So the catholic community grew up. Today between 30 and 40 percent of the population are catholics. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (844x1518, 803 KB) Beschreibung Beschreibung Bildbeschreibung:Marienkirche in Witten Quelle: selbst gemacht Datum: 29. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (844x1518, 803 KB) Beschreibung Beschreibung Bildbeschreibung:Marienkirche in Witten Quelle: selbst gemacht Datum: 29. ... The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ... Prussian Silesia, 1871, outlined in yellow; Silesia at the close of the Seven Years War in 1763, outlined in cyan (areas now in the Czech Republic were Austrian-ruled at that time) Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Polish: ) is a historical region in central Europe. ...

Protestants: In 1582 Witten became a part of Martin Luthers Reformation, until die late 19th century Witten was a protestantic town with just a few catholics inhabitants. Between 30 and 40 percent of the population are protestants today. Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) The Luther seal Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk, [1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer, whose teachings inspired the Reformation and deeply influenced the doctrines and culture of the Lutheran and Protestant traditions. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...

Muslims: There are four mosques in Witten, Annen and Herbede today, they were founded by immigrants from Turkey who came in the 1970s and 1980s. Between 5 and 8 percent of the population are muslims.

Jews: In 1815 the first jewish community was mentioned in Witten. 1938 the synagogue was destroyed duringt the so-called "Reichspogromnacht" (also known as Kristallnacht) of 9-10 November 1938. Today, just about a dozen Jews are living in Witten. They belong to the jewish community in Bochum. 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kristallnacht, also known as Reichskristallnacht, Pogromnacht and in English as The Night of Broken Glass, was a massive nationwide pogrom in Germany and Austria on the night of November 9, 1938 (including early hours of the following day). ... Dots represent large cities where synagogues were destroyed. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Population 1739 - 2005

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The Council of Witten

Town Hall

64 councillors form the council of Witten. In the local elections of 2004 the German Labour Party, SPD, gained 24 councillors in the borough and form the largest party represented on the council, followed by the Conservative Party, CDU with 19 and the Greens with 7. They are followed by the WBG (a conservative list) with 4, FDP 4, FLW (also a conservative list) 2, NPD 2, PDS/WAL (socialists) 1 and AUF Witten (a left wing list) also 1. Since 2004 for the first time of its history the council is leaded by a female mayor: Sonja Leidemann, SPD. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 405 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Witten Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 405 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Witten Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SPD (disambiguation). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (literally: Alliance 90/The Greens), the German Green Party, is a political party in Germany whose regional predecessors were founded in the late 1970s as part of the new social movements. ... FDP may refer to: in Germany: Freie Demokratische Partei, see Free Democratic Party of Germany and Politics of Germany, in Switzerland: Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei, see Free Democratic Party of Switzerland and Politics of Switzerland. ... NPD can refer to: The National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD), a far-right party in Germany; after its German language name, Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands The New Democratic Party of Canada, through its French language acronym NPD, standing for Nouveau Parti Démocratique. ... PDS can refer to: Public Distribution System Professional Development System Party of Democratic Socialism in India The Left Party in Germany (formerly called Party of Democratic Socialism) Democratic Party of the Left (Italian: Partito Democratico della Sinistra), an Italian party now developed into the Democrats of the Left Processor Direct... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SPD (disambiguation). ...

Traffic

Witten is connected to the Autobahn network by the A 43 and A 44 motorways. It has a central station, connecting the city to the regional-train-network of Deutsche Bahn. Local service is carried out by the BOGESTRA, a joint venture between the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen, to which belong most of the bus lines in Witten. There is a tram line connecting to Bochum. Public transport in the city is carried out according to the fare system of the VRR transport association. The German and Austrian autobahn sign The Swiss autobahn sign Autobahn ( ) (pronounced in IPA) is the German word for a major high-speed road restricted to motor vehicles and having full control of access, similar to a motorway or freeway in English-speaking countries. ... Bundesautobahn 43 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 43, short form Autobahn 43, abbreviated as BAB 43 or A 43) is an autobahn in western Germany, connecting Münster via Recklinghausen to Wuppertal. ... The Bundesautobahn 44 (BAB 40 or A 44) is a German Autobahn. ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ... The Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG (abbreviated BOGESTRA, German for Bochum - Gelsenkirchen Tramways Corporation) is a public transport operator in the Ruhr area, most notably in the cities of Bochum and Gelsenkirchen. ... Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... VRR area The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (abbreviated VRR) is the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ruhr megalopolis in Germany. ...

Coat of arms of Witten

The coat of arms of Witten with its two lions once belong to the Everhards von Witten-Steinhausen and was first mentioned in 1283. The family of Witten-Steinhausen belongs to the founders of the town of Witten. Their slogan was: "Sigillum Hermanni de Wittene". Because of its long history this Coat of arms was the onliest one in the Ruhr area, that was not forbidden by the Allies in May 1945, after the End of the Second World War. For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... The group of countries known as the Allies of World War II consisted of those nations opposed to the Axis Powers during the Second World War. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Twinning

• - Beauvais (Frankreich), since 1975
• - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, (United Kingdom), since 1979
• - Mallnitz (Carinthia, Austria), since 1979
• - district Lev Hasharon (Israel), since 1979
• - Wolfen (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany), since 1990
• - Kursk (Russia), since 1990
• - Tczew (Poland), since 1990
• - San Carlos (Nicaragua), since 1990 (friendship contract)

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