Wetter (Ruhr)

Wetter
Alt-Wetter
Alt-Wetter
Coat of arms of Wetter
Location of Wetter (Ruhr) within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district
BochumDortmundEssenGelsenkirchenHagenHerneMettmann (district)Unna (district)Märkischer KreisOberbergischer KreisRemscheidWuppertalBreckerfeldEnnepetalGevelsbergHattingenHerdeckeSchwelmSprockhövelWetter (Ruhr)Witten
Wetter is located in Germany
Wetter
Wetter
Wetter is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Wetter
Wetter
Coordinates: 51°23′17″N 07°23′42″E / 51.38806°N 7.39500°E / 51.38806; 7.39500
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictEnnepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Frank Hasenberg[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total31.47 km2 (12.15 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total27,450
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
58300
Dialling codes02335
Vehicle registrationEN, WIT
Websitewww.stadt-wetter.de

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

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.