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Schwelm
Town

Flag Coat of arms
Location of Schwelm within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district
Schwelm Show map of Germany Schwelm Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°16′N 7°16′E / 51.267°N 7.267°E / 51.267; 7.267
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Stephan Langhard^[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	20.5 km² (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation	213 m (699 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	28,711
• Density	1,400/km² (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	58332
Dialling codes	02336
Vehicle registration	EN
Website	www.schwelm.de

Schwelm is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in the administrative region of Arnsberg within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.