Witten

Witten
Town hall in Witten
Location of Witten within Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district
Location of Witten
Witten
Witten
Coordinates: 51°26′N 7°20′E / 51.433°N 7.333°E / 51.433; 7.333
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictEnnepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Subdivisions7 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2025–30) Dirk Leistner (SPD)
Area
 • Total
72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
95,724
 • Density1,320/km2 (3,420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
58452 - 58456
Dialling codes02302, 02324 (Buchholz)
Vehicle registrationEN, WIT
Websitewitten.de

Witten (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪtn̩] ) is a city with almost 100,000 inhabitants in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany.