Hammertal
The Hammertal is a valley between Witten, Sprockhövel and Hattingen-Blankenstein. It gets drained from Pleßbach northwards into the Ruhr. The valley got its name in the 19th century by the forging hammers, which got actuated by danaides.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Markus Schweiß, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wetterschornstein Buchholz and Mine Blankenburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sprockhövel and Herbede.
Sprockhövel
Town
Photo: Markus Schweiss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sprockhövel is a town in the district of Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Sprockhövel is situated 3 km south of Hammertal.
Herbede
Suburb
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Since 1975 the former city of Herbede is a part of the city of Witten. As one of the eight boroughs of Witten, it is now called Witten-Herbede. Before the incorporation with Witten in 1975, Herbede was a city in the administrative district Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. Herbede is situated 3½ km northeast of Hammertal.
Stiepel
Suburb
Stiepel is a southern district of the City of Bochum in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the Ruhr River, which is its border to the neighbouring cities of Hattingen and Witten. Stiepel is situated 4 km north of Hammertal.
Hammertal
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: valley
- Categories: valley and locality
- Location: Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Arnsberg, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.39373° or 51° 23′ 37″ northLongitude
7.2599° or 7° 15′ 36″ eastElevation
138 metres (453 feet)Open location code
9F3997V5+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2428836195OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Irish—“Hammertal” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Hammertal”
- Esperanto: “Hammertal”
- German: “Hammertal”
- German: “Hammerthal”
- Irish: “Hammertal”
- “Hammertal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Siepen and Buchholz.
Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hammertal”. Photo: Markus Schweiß, CC BY-SA 3.0.