Hagen is the 37th-largest city in Germany, located in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne, Volme and Ennepe meet the river Ruhr. The city's population was 197,456 in 2007.
The city is home to the FernUni Hagen, which is the only state funded distance education university in Germany. Counting approximately 56,000 students (2004/05), it is the largest university in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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