Witten

Summary

Witten is an urban municipality in Germany^[1]. Witten ranks in the top 8% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Witten was a member of Emschergenossenschaft^[3].
• Witten was a member of Mayors for Peace^[4].
• Witten was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[5].
• Witten is located in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis^[6].
• Witten is in the country of Germany^[7].
• Witten is on the body of water Ruhr^[8].
• Witten's head of government is recorded as Q136394752^[9].
• Witten's image is recorded as Witten 20090218.jpg^[10].
• Witten's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[11].
• Witten's instance of is recorded as college town^[12].
• Witten's instance of is recorded as large district town^[13].
• Witten's instance of is recorded as big city^[14].
• Witten's flag image is recorded as Flagge Witten.svg^[15].
• Witten's flag image is recorded as Banner Witten.svg^[16].
• Witten's shares border with is recorded as Bochum^[17].
• Witten's shares border with is recorded as Dortmund^[18].
• Witten's shares border with is recorded as Hattingen^[19].
• Witten's shares border with is recorded as Herdecke^[20].
• Witten's shares border with is recorded as Sprockhövel^[21].
• Witten's shares border with is recorded as Wetter^[22].
• Witten's coat of arms image is recorded as DEU Witten COA.svg^[23].
• Witten's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Witten-Mitte^[24].
• Witten's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Annen^[25].
• Witten's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bommern^[26].
• Witten's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Düren^[27].

Body

Geography

Witten is in the country of Germany^[7]. Witten is located in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis^[6]. Witten is on the body of water Ruhr^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+96565'}^[28], {'amount': '+108771'}^[29], {'amount': '+96563'}^[30], {'amount': '+95876'}^[31], {'amount': '+95107'}^[32], and {'amount': '+95897'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban municipality in Germany^[11], college town^[12], large district town^[13], and big city^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Witten include Witten/Herdecke University^[34], a private university^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1982^[37], headquartered in Witten^[38].

Why It Matters

Witten ranks in the top 8% of urban_municipality_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month).^[2] Witten has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Witten is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Witten include Witten/Herdecke University^[34], a private university^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 1982^[37], headquartered in Witten^[38].