Hagen 179115 223802844 2008-07-05T21:56:42Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{otheruses}} {{Infobox German Location |Name = Hagen |German_name = |Art = City |image_photo = Hagen Rathausplatz.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Townhall and Square |Wappen = Stadtwappen der kreisfreien Stadt Hagen.png |Wappengröße = |lat_deg = 51 | lat_min = 22 | lat_sec = 0 |lon_deg = 07 | lon_min = 29 | lon_sec = 0 |Karte = |Lageplan = |Lageplanbeschreibung = |Bundesland = North Rhine-Westphalia |Regierungsbezirk = Arnsberg |Kreis = urban district |Amt = |Gemeindeverwaltungsverband = |Samtgemeinde = |Verbandsgemeinde = |Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = |Verwaltungsverband = |Höhe = 106 |Fläche = 160.4 |area_metro = |Einwohner = 197456 |pop_metro = |Stand = 2007-03-31 |pop_ref = |PLZ = 58000-58139 |PLZ-alt = |Vorwahl = 02331, 02334, 02337 |Kfz = HA |Gemeindeschlüssel = |NUTS = |LOCODE = |Gliederung = |Website = [http://www.hagen.de/ www.hagen.de] |Bürgermeister = Peter Demnitz |Bürgermeistertitel = Oberbürgermeister |Partei = [[SPD]] |ruling_party1 = |ruling_party2 = |ruling_party3 = |year = |_noautocat = }} '''Hagen''' is the 37th-largest [[city]] in [[Germany]], located in the [[States of Germany|federal state]] of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. It is located on the eastern edge of the [[Ruhr area]], 15 km south of [[Dortmund]], where the rivers [[Lenne]], [[Volme]] and [[Ennepe]] meet the river [[Ruhr]]. The city's population was 197,456 in 2007. In the city there is the [[FernUni Hagen]], the only German Open University, with approximately 56,000 students (2004/05), making it the largest university in North Rhine-Westphalia. == History == [[Image:Hengsteysee Panorama.jpg|thumb|left|Lake ''Hengsteysee'']] Hagen was first mentioned ca. 1200, presumably the name of a farm at the junctions of the Volme and the Ennepe. After the conquest of [[Burg Volmarstein]] in 1324, Hagen passed to the [[County of Mark]]. In 1614 it was awarded to the [[Margraviate of Brandenburg]] according to the [[Treaty of Xanten]]. In 1701 it became part of the [[Kingdom of Prussia]]. After the defeat of Prussia in the [[Fourth Coalition]], Hagen was included in the [[Grand Duchy of Berg]] from 1807&ndash;13. In 1815 it became part of the new Prussian [[Province of Westphalia]]. The growth of the city began in the 19th century with the mining of [[coal]] and the production of [[steel]] in the [[Ruhr Area]]. In 1928 Hagen became a city with more than 100,000 inhabitants. After [[World War II]] it became part of the new state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. == Economy == Owing to the extensive use of water power along the rivers Ruhr, Lenne, Volme and Ennepe, metal processing played an important role in the region of Hagen in and even before the 15th century. In the 17th and 18th century, [[textile]] and steel industries as well as [[paper]] producing followed. Hagen is the home of the Suedwestfaelische Industrie- und Handelskammer. == Attractions == Hagen is home to the ''Westfälisches Freilichtmuseum Hagen'', or [[Hagen Westphalian Open-Air Museum]], a collection of historic industrial facilities where trades such as printing, brewing, smithing, milling, and many others are represented not simply as static displays, but as living, working operations that visitors may in some cases even be invited to participate in. It is located in the Hagen community of Eilpe. The [http://www.historisches-centrum.de/index.php?id=322 Historical Center] contains the Museum of the City and the Werdringen castle. In the cave [[Blätterhöhle]] in Hagen the oldest fossils of modern people in [[Westphalia]] and the [[Ruhr Area]] were found. They are dated in the early [[Mesolithicum]] 10,700 years B.C. == Boroughs == [[Image:Lange Riege.jpg|thumb|Half-timbered houses "Lange Riege" (17th century)]] {| class="prettytable" style="text-align:right; font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" !'''Borough''' || Population <br /><small>Oct 2007</small> || Area <br />in km² |- | align="left" | [[Hagen-Mitte]] || 78.952 || 20,5 |- | align="left" | [[Hagen-Nord]] || 38.451 || 29,6 |- | align="left" | [[Hagen-Haspe]] || 30.360 || 22,2 |- | align="left" | [[Hagen-Eilpe]]/[[Hagen-Dahl]] || 17.148 || 51,1 |- | align="left" | [[Hagen-Hohenlimburg]] || 31.306 || 37,0 |} some localities of Hagen: *[[Hagen-Dahl]] *[[Hagen-Emst]] *[[Hagen-Priorei]] *[[Hagen-Rummenohl]] *[[Hagen-Halden]] == Traffic == The [[Autobahn]]en [[Bundesautobahn 1|A1]], [[Bundesautobahn 45|A45]] and [[Bundesautobahn 46|A46]] touch Hagen. Hagen has been an important rail junction for the southeastern Ruhr valley since the first rail line opened in 1848. The [[shunting]] yard Hagen-Vorhalle is among Germany's largest, and the central station offers connections to the [[InterCityExpress|ICE]] network of [[Deutsche Bahn]] as well as to local and [[S-Bahn]] services. Since December 2005, Hagen is also the starting point for a new service into [[Essen]], operated by [[Abellio Rail]]. Local traffic is handled by [[Hagener Straßenbahn]] (Hagen Tramways), which, despite its name, offers only bus services as the last [[tram]]way in Hagen was put out of service in the 1970s. All local rail and bus services operate under the transport association [[Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr|VRR]]. == Twinning == Hagen has been [[Town twinning|twinned]] with these towns: {| | valign="top" | * {{flagicon|Poland}} - [[Ełk]] ([[Poland]]), since 1955 * {{flagicon|France}} - [[Liévin]] ([[France]]), since 1960 * {{flagicon|Finland}} - [[Kouvola]] ([[Finland]]), since 1963 * {{flagicon|France}} - [[Montluçon]] ([[France]]), since 1965 | valign="top" | * {{flagicon|Germany}} - [[Steglitz-Zehlendorf]], [[Berlin]] ([[Germany]]), since 1967 * {{flagicon|Austria}} - [[Bruck an der Mur]] ([[Austria]]), since 1975 * {{flagicon|Russia}} - [[Smolensk]] ([[Russia]]), since 1985 * {{flagicon|Israel}} - [[Modi'in]] ([[Israel]]), since 1997 |} ==Personalities== *Sir [[Charles Hallé]] (Karl Halle) was born here in 1819 *[[Nena]] (born [[24 March]] [[1960]] in Hagen), German pop singer *[[Karl Ernst Osthaus]] (1874-1921), patron of the avant-garde * Nicholas (Klaus) [[Rescher]] (born 15 July 1928) American Philosopher *[[Haan Hartmann]], musician and producer *[[Mousse T.]] (born 2 October 1966 in Hagen), German DJ and record producer *[[Stefan "Kleinkrieg" Klein]], guitar player and producer *[[Rob Mayth]], DJ and Hands Up music producer == See also == * [[Accumulatoren-Fabrik AFA]] == External links == {{Commons|Hagen}} *[http://www.hagen.de/ Official city website] {{Germany districts north rhine-westphalia}} [[Category:Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[Category:Hagen]] [[ar:هاغن]] [[bg:Хаген]] [[da:Hagen]] [[de:Hagen]] [[et:Hagen]] [[es:Hagen]] [[eo:Hagen]] [[fr:Hagen (Westphalie)]] [[id:Hagen]] [[it:Hagen]] [[ka:ჰაგენი]] [[la:Hagen]] [[lt:Hagenas]] [[nl:Hagen]] [[ja:ハーゲン]] [[no:Hagen]] [[nn:Hagen i Tyskland]] [[nds:Hagen]] [[pl:Hagen (Niemcy)]] [[pt:Hagen]] [[ro:Hagen]] [[ru:Хаген (город)]] [[simple:Hagen]] [[fi:Hagen]] [[sv:Hagen, Tyskland]] [[tr:Hagen]] [[vo:Hagen (Nordrhein-Westfalen)]] [[zh:哈根]]