The Ennepe-Ruhr

Geographical location

The district of the Ennepe-Ruhr ( the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis ) is located at the south of the area of the Ruhr. It has limits with the towns of Essen, Bochum, Dortmund, Hagen and Wuppertal as well as the districts of Mettmann, Mark and Haut-Berg. The district is crossed by a  highways; 1 (Cologne-Dortmund) and A  43 (Wuppertal-Bochum).

History

The district was created in 1929. It accepted its current limits on January 1st, 1975 when the city-district of Witten was integrated.

Communes

The district counts 9 communes which all are cities:

  • Breckerfeld

  • Ennepetal
  • Gevelsberg
  • Hattingen
  • Herdecke
  • Schwelm
  • Sprockhövel
  • Wetter (the Ruhr)
  • Witten

Policy

Elections of the prefect ( Landrat )

Elections of the council ( Kreistag ) of September 26th, 2004

Jurisdiction

ordinary Jurisdiction
  • Court of Appeal ( Oberlandesgericht ) of Hamm
    • regional Court ( Landgericht ) of Bochum
      • cantonal Court ( Amtsgericht ) of Witten: Witten
    • regional Court of Essen
      • cantonal Court of Hattingen: Hattingen, Sprockhövel
    • regional Court of Hagen
      • cantonal Court of Schwelm: Breckerfeld, Ennepetal, Gevelsberg, Schwelm
      • cantonal Court of Wetter: Herdecke, Wetter (the Ruhr)

Jurisdiction special

  • higher Court of the work ( Landesarbeitsgericht ) of Hamm
    • Court of the work ( Arbeitsgericht ) of Bochum: Witten
    • Court of the work of Hagen: whole district except Witten
  • Administrative court ( Verwaltungsgericht ) of Arnsberg
  • Court of the social security cases ( Sozialgericht ) of Dortmund

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