Geography
The city extends from the wooded mountainous south up, into the narrow valley of the Ennepe with Route 7 up to the hilly northern part. The culture-geographical situation between Sauerland in the south and the Ruhr Area in the north is proximity to the recreational areas and roads to the neighbouring large cities of Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Wuppertal and Hagen. The landscape is mainly of green vegetation along the Flussaue of the Ennepe and overall in the populated areas.
Elevation is about 200 meters, the lowest is the Ennepe bei Vogelsang (135 m) and highest is the Hageböllinger Kopf (336.4 m). Its east-to-west length is 7.1 km and the north to south length is 7.15 km.
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