It is located south of Dortmund in the Ruhr Area and is known as "Die Stadt zwischen den Ruhrseen" (lit. "The city between the Ruhr lakes").
It is located south of Dortmund in the Ruhr Area. Its location between the two Ruhr reservoirs Hengsteysee and Harkortsee has earned it the nickname "Die Stadt zwischen den Ruhrseen" (lit. "The city between the Ruhr lakes").