Schwelm district

The Schwelm district was a German district in the Arnsberg administrative district belonging to the Prussian province of Westphalia . It existed from 1887 to 1929.

Administrative history

Due to the continuous growth of the population in the Ruhr area in the 19th century, the area of the Westphalian district of Hagen i. W. as too big. Downsizing seemed necessary. Therefore, on April 1, 1887, the western part of the Hagen district was split off and merged into the new Schwelm district. The district administrator took his seat in Schwelm . The district initially comprised five offices and a total of 15 municipalities:

Administrative division 1887
Office	Communities
Ennepe	Mühlinghausen , Oelkinghausen and Schweflinghausen
Hasslinghausen	Gennebreck , Haßlinghausen , Hiddinghausen I and Linderhausen
Langerfeld	Langerfeld and Next Brack
Sprockhövel	Hiddinghausen II , Niedersprockhövel and Obersprockhövel
Voerde	Voerde
free of charge	Gevelsberg and Schwelm

Langerfeld and Nachbarebreck were incorporated into the Rhenish district of Barmen on August 5, 1922 . In 1923 Mühlinghausen, Oelkinghausen and Schweflinghausen were merged to form the municipality of Milspe , which since then has also formed the Milspe office .

On August 1, 1929, the Schwelm district was dissolved. The eleven remaining communities were incorporated into the newly created Ennepe-Ruhr district .