Wanne-Eickel (DE)

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Wanne-Eickel was an independent city in the northern Ruhr area that existed in the form from 1926 to 1974. As part of the NRW regional reform, it was merged with the independent city of Herne with effect from January 1, 1975. Wanne-Eickel was given the freedom to form a district in 1926 as an urban district, and from 1955 to 1970 it was a major city. Until the merger with Herne, Wanne-Eickel had the highest statistical population density of all German cities; on an area of 21.31 km² this was about 5100 inhabitants per km² in December 1965.


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