Schwelm (DE)

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Schwelm is a town (28,330 inhabitants end 2015) in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis in the administrative region of Arnsberg within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.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").

Schwelm is called the "town of neighbourhoods". It is made up of the following 13 neighbourhoods: Aechte de Muer; Brunnen; Fronhof; Linderhausen; Loh; Möllenkotten; Oberstadt; Oehde; Ossenkamp; Parliament; Rote Wasser; Winterberg and Zur alten Post.

The history of Schwelm can be traced back to the ninth century, where it is first mentioned as "Suelmiu". The city of Schwelm was officially established in 1496 and became seat of the Ennepe-Ruhr district in 1929. Schwelm is the smallest town according to its area (20,5 km²), in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Historically in the Prussian province of Westphalia, District of Arnsberg.

Postmarks in Germany

Allied Occupation

To be confirmed

Postmarks in German Empire

Circle in 1890.

Cards and covers

Postal Card sent from *SCHWELM* to Lübeck in 1880

Postmarks in North German Confederation

Since 1 January 1868.

Postmarks in Prussia Westphalia province

Kreis SCHWELM used a Postal code 1373.

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