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Hagen, Urban municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Located at the southeastern edge of the Ruhr region, Hagen extends across 160 square kilometers with 42 percent of its territory covered in forest.

The settlement dates back to 775 when Charlemagne's troops conquered the area, and received its civic rights in 1746 through Frederick William of Brandenburg.

The LWL Open-Air Museum presents industrial heritage through demonstrations of traditional crafts and manufacturing techniques from different historical periods.

The FernUniversität serves as Germany's primary distance education institution, offering university programs to 67,000 students across the country.

The former Hagen-Vorhalle quarry contains rare paleontological discoveries, including fossils of land dinosaurs and early mammals from Paleozoic to Mesozoic periods.

Location: Arnsberg Government Region

Elevation above the sea: 106 m

Part of: Regionalverband Ruhr

Shares border with: Unna, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Märkischer Kreis, Dortmund, Wetter, Schalksmühle, Iserlohn

Website: https://hagen.de

GPS coordinates: 51.35944,7.47500

Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:11

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