Volme 1071496 224364944 2008-07-08T15:08:04Z Olessi 220894 Quick-adding category "Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia" (using [[WP:HOTCAT|HotCat]]) The '''Volme''' is a river in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], left tributary of the [[Ruhr]]. It is 49,8 km long, of which 21,3 km within the city limits of [[Hagen]]. It begins at 480 m above sea level at the southeastern part of the Ruhr area and flows through the municipalities of [[Meinerzhagen]] and [[Hagen]] and ends at 91 m above sea level emptying into the Ruhr. In the city of Hagen, the Volme is predominantly canalized, and is being renovated since [[2004]]. ==Tributaries== *In [[Meinerzhagen]] **[[Melmche]] **Wiebelsaat *In [[Kierspe]] **[[Wehe]] **[[Schleipe]] **[[Jubach]] **[[Kerspe]] *In [[Halver]] **[[Schlemme]] *In [[Lüdenscheid-Brügge]] **[[Mintenbecke]] **[[Elspe]] **[[Halver]] **[[Losenbach]] **[[Linnepe]] *In [[Schalksmühle]] **Klagebach **Kleiner Klagebach **[[Hälver]] **[[Glör]] *In [[Hagen]] **In [[Hagen-Rummenohl|Rummenohl]] ***Wilfesche Bach ***[[Sterbecke]] ***Selkinghauser Bach **In [[Hagen-Priorei|Priorei]] ***Epscheider Bach ***Stapelbach **In [[Hagen-Dahl|Dahl]] ***Rumscheider Bach ***[[Asmecke]] ***Hemkerbach **In [[Hagen-Ambrock|Ambrock]] ***Hamper Bach ***[[Hebbecke]] ***Brunsbecke ***Lückhofer Bach ***Kuhweider Bach ***Buttenhagener Bach **In [[Hagen-Eilpe|Eilpe]] ***Selbecker Bach **In [[Hagen-Mitte]] ***[[Ennepe]] **In [[Hagen-Boelerheide|Boelerheide]] ***Malmkebach ==Industrial Development== In the pre-industrial age, numerous mills, smiths, and foundries arose along the Volme, from which the iron industry developed during the 19th and the 20th centuries. {{coord|51|24|N|7|27|E|display=title|region:DE_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}} [[Category:Rivers of Germany]] [[Category:Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia]] [[de:Volme]] [[nn:Volme]]