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The Volme is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and is a tributary of the river Ruhr. It is 50.5 kilometres (31.4 mi) long,[2] of which about 21 km (13 mi) lie within the city limits of Hagen. Its largest tributary is the Ennepe.

Volme
Volme in Hagen (2004)
Location
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSoutheastern Ruhr Area
  elevation480 m (1,570 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Ruhr
  coordinates
51°23′33″N 7°26′27″E
  elevation
91 m (299 ft)
Length50.7 km (31.5 mi) [1]
Basin size428 km2 (165 sq mi) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionRuhrRhineNorth Sea
Tributaries 
  leftEnnepe

The Volme rises at 480 metres (1,570 ft) above sea level in the southeastern part of the Ruhr region, southeast of the town Meinerzhagen. It flows through the municipalities of Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Halver (Oberbrügge), Lüdenscheid (Brügge), Schalksmühle and Hagen and empties into the Ruhr at 91 m (299 ft) above sea level. In the city of Hagen, the Volme is predominantly canalised, and since 2004 has been under restoration.

Tributaries of the Volme are, from the mouth upstream:


Industrial development


In the pre-industrial age, numerous mills, smithies and foundries arose along the Volme, from which the iron industry developed during the 19th and the 20th centuries. The Hagen–Dieringhausen railway runs through the valley.


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[de] Volme

Die Volme ist ein 50,5 km langer orographisch linker Nebenfluss der Ruhr. Davon entfallen 20,8 km auf das Stadtgebiet von Hagen.
- [en] Volme



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