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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 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]

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References

  1. Kreis Unna, Daten und Fakten, 2012
  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, S. 334.
  3. "English – Evangelisches Studienwerk e.V." www.evstudienwerk.de. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

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