Hattingen

town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place hanseatic_city Q4082
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Hattingen

Summary

Hattingen is a Hanseatic city[1]. Hattingen draws 258 Wikipedia views per month (hanseatic_city category, ranking #16 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hattingen was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
  • Hattingen was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Hattingen was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[5].
  • Hattingen was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[6].
  • Hattingen is located in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[7].
  • Hattingen is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Hattingen is on the body of water Ruhr[9].
  • Hattingen's head of government is recorded as Dirk Glaser[10].
  • Hattingen's head of government is recorded as Melanie Witte-Lonsing[11].
  • Hattingen's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[12].
  • Hattingen's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town[13].
  • Hattingen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[14].
  • Hattingen's shares border with is recorded as Wuppertal[15].
  • Hattingen's shares border with is recorded as Witten[16].
  • Hattingen's shares border with is recorded as Velbert[17].
  • Hattingen's shares border with is recorded as Langenberg (Rhineland)[18].
  • Hattingen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blankenstein[19].
  • Hattingen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Elfringhausen[20].
  • Hattingen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Holthausen[21].
  • Hattingen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Niederbonsfeld[22].
  • Hattingen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Niederwenigern[23].
  • Hattingen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Welper[24].
  • Hattingen's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Winz-Baak[25].
  • Hattingen's postal code is recorded as 45525[26].
  • Hattingen's postal code is recorded as 45527[27].

Body

Geography

Hattingen is in the country of Germany[8]. Hattingen is located in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[7]. Hattingen is on the body of water Ruhr[9].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+71.39'}[28] and {'amount': '+71.67'}[29]. Elevations include {'amount': '+88'}[30] and {'amount': '+90'}[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+55510'}[32], {'amount': '+54628'}[33], {'amount': '+58351'}[34], {'amount': '+54562'}[35], {'amount': '+54278'}[36], and {'amount': '+54061'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Hanseatic city[12], medium-sized district town[13], and urban municipality in Germany[14].

Why It Matters

Hattingen draws 258 Wikipedia views per month (hanseatic_city category, ranking #16 of 42).[2] Hattingen has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Hattingen is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+55510'}, {'amount': '+54628'}, {'amount': '+58351'} +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 4w ago · PattaFeuFeu · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Twinned administrative body → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P190]]: [[Q28433000]]"
  3. 4w ago · PattaFeuFeu · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Climate Alliance, Mayors for Peace, Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q627637]]"
  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 90955
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 90955, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  5. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+55510'}, {'amount': '+54628'}, {'amount': '+58351'} +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
  7. 20w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
    Country → Germany
    Licence plate code → EN, WIT
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:ہیٹنگن]]"
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