Schwerte

town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place medium_sized_district_town Q6863
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Schwerte

Summary

Schwerte is a medium-sized district town[1]. Schwerte draws 153 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #39 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • Schwerte was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[3].
  • Schwerte was a member of Mayors for Peace[4].
  • Schwerte was a member of Städte- und Gemeindebund Nordrhein-Westfalen[5].
  • Schwerte is located in Unna[6].
  • Schwerte is located in Arnsberg Government Region[7].
  • Schwerte is located in North Rhine-Westphalia[8].
  • Schwerte is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Schwerte is on the body of water Ruhr[10].
  • Schwerte's head of government is recorded as Dimitrios Axourgos[11].
  • Schwerte's instance of is recorded as medium-sized district town[12].
  • Schwerte's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[13].
  • Schwerte's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[14].
  • Schwerte's shares border with is recorded as Dortmund[15].
  • Schwerte's shares border with is recorded as Holzwickede[16].
  • Schwerte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nowy Sącz[17].
  • Schwerte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Béthune[18].
  • Schwerte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cava de' Tirreni[19].
  • Schwerte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hastings[20].
  • Schwerte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leppävirta[21].
  • Schwerte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pyatigorsk[22].
  • Schwerte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Violaines[23].
  • Schwerte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Milton Keynes[24].
  • Schwerte's postal code is recorded as 58239[25].
  • Schwerte's Commons category is recorded as Schwerte[26].
  • Schwerte's licence plate code is recorded as UN[27].

Body

Geography

Schwerte is in the country of Germany[9]. Located in include Unna[6], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1930[30]; Arnsberg Government Region[7], a government region of North Rhine-Westphalia[31], in Germany[32], founded in 1815[33]; and North Rhine-Westphalia[8], a federated state of Germany[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1946[36]. Schwerte is on the body of water Ruhr[10].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+56.2'}[37] and {'amount': '+56.23'}[38]. Schwerte sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+120'}[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+46641'}[40], {'amount': '+45724'}[41], {'amount': '+46340'}[42], {'amount': '+46240'}[43], {'amount': '+46658'}[44], and {'amount': '+46571'}[45].

Designation and Status

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

Why It Matters

Schwerte draws 153 Wikipedia views per month (medium_sized_district_town category, ranking #39 of 120).[2] Schwerte has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Schwerte is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+46641'}, {'amount': '+45724'}, {'amount': '+46340'} +5
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  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+46641'}, {'amount': '+45724'}, {'amount': '+46340'} +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  3. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 51.445833333333, 'longitude': 7.5652777777778}
    Website → —
    Head of government → Dimitrios Axourgos
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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