Volme

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Volme is a river that flows to the Ruhr. It is 49.8km long. 21.3 of that flows through 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 will be renovated in 2004.

[edit] Tributaries

  • In Meinerzhagen
    • Melmche
    • Wiebelsaat
  • In Kierspe
    • Wehe
    • Schleipe
    • Jubach
    • Kerspe
  • In Halver
    • Schlemme
  • In Lüdenscheid-Brügge
  • In Schalksmühle
    • Klagebach
    • Kleiner Klagebach
    • Hälver
    • Glör
  • In Hagen
    • In Rummenohl
      • Wilfesche Bach
      • Sterbecke
      • Selkinghauser Bach
    • In Priorei
      • Epscheider Bach
      • Stapelbach
    • In Dahl
      • Rumscheider Bach
      • Asmecke
      • Hemkerbach
    • In Ambrock
      • Hamper Bach
      • Hebbecke
      • Brunsbecke
      • Lückhofer Bach
      • Kuhweider Bach
      • Buttenhagener Bach
    • In Eilpe
      • Selbecker Bach
    • In Hagen-Mitte
    • In Boelerheide
      • Malmkebach

[edit] 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.

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