Town Twinning

About Witten

 

Witten is located in the North Rhine-Westphalia Land (state), in northwestern Germany, on the Ruhr River, bordering Dortmund (north) and Bochum (north-west).

 

Chartered in 1285, it was severely damaged in World War II but has been rebuilt along modern lines with numerous commercial enterprises.

 

Witten's heavily wooded surroundings to the south are a favourite Ruhr recreational area.

 

The city has a museum of graphic arts and an archive.

 

Industries include:

• Steel manufacturing
• Extraction of coal-tar products
• Glass works
• Machine building

Population: 104,067

Size: 17,875.98 acres

Distance from Barking and Dagenham: 550 km

 

 

 

Contact

Mary Golletz

Town Twinning and Liaison Officer

Town Hall

1 Town Square

Barking

IG11 7LU

 

Tel: 020 8227 3376 or 020 8335 3153

Fax: 020 8227 5326

Textphone: 020 8227 3034

Email: mary.golletz@lbbd.gov.uk|

 

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