Schwelm

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

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.name: Schwelm
German location.image_flag: Flagge Schwelm.svg
German location.image_coa: DEU Schwelm COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Schwelm Stadtansicht.JPG
German location.image_plan: Schwelm in EN.svg
German location.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region: Arnsberg
German location.district: Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
German location.elevation: 213
German location.area: 20.5
German location.postal_code: 58332

Article

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Contents

Geography
Neighbouring places
Division of the town
History
Language/dialect
Politics
Local council
Points of interest
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Gallery
See also
References
External links

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

==Geography== Schwelm is situated in the southeast of the "Ruhrgebiet", the Ruhr district of Germany, between Westphalia and the "Bergisches Land". Schwelm is commonly known as the "Pforte Westfalens" ("Gate to Westphalia").