Villigst

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Villigst is a Stadtteil (district) of the city Schwerte in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. On 31 December 2012, Villigst had a population of 3.309 inhabitants. [1] It lies south of the river Ruhr near Sauerland. It borders on Ergste, another district of Schwerte.

On 1 January 1975, Villigst was incorporated into the city of Schwerte, [2] before it belonged to Iserlohn [ citation needed ].

Villigst is home to the Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst, one of Germany's thirteen major scholarship foundations for exceptionally talented and high-achieving students from all academic disciplines. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Kreis Unna, Daten und Fakten, 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  2. ↑ Statistisches Bundesamt (Hrsg.): Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- u. Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen u. Reg.-Bez. vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, ISBN   3-17-003263-1, p. 334.
  3. ↑ "English – Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V." www.evstudienwerk.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

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