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{{Short description|River in Germany}}
{{Infobox river
  | name              = Volme
  | image             = Volme 000.jpeg
  | image_caption     = Volme in Hagen (2004)
  | source1_location  = Southeastern [[Ruhr Area]] 
  | mouth_location    = [[Ruhr (river)|Ruhr]]
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|51|23|33|N|7|26|27|E|display=inline,title}}
  | progression       = {{RRuhr}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Germany]]
  | subdivision_type2 = [[States of Germany|State]]
  | subdivision_name2 = [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
  | length_km = 50.7
  | length_ref = {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}
  | source1_elevation = {{convert|480|m|ft|abbr=on}} 
  | basin_size_km2 = 428
  | basin_size_ref = {{GeoQuelle|DE-NW|GSK3C}}
  | mouth_elevation   = {{convert|91|m|ft|abbr=on}} 
  | discharge1_avg    =
  | tributaries_left  = [[Ennepe]]
}}
The '''Volme''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfɔlmə}}) is a river in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], and is a tributary of the river [[Ruhr (river)|Ruhr]]. It is {{convert|50.5|km}} long,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.flussgebiete.nrw.de/berichte/steckbriefe2009/091026_OW_Steckbrief_PE_RUH_1100.pdf |title=Steckbrief Volme |access-date=2015-12-16 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063428/http://www.flussgebiete.nrw.de/berichte/steckbriefe2009/091026_OW_Steckbrief_PE_RUH_1100.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> of which about {{cvt|21|km}} lie within the city limits of [[Hagen]]. Its largest tributary is the [[Ennepe]].

The Volme rises at {{convert|480|m}} above sea level in the southeastern part of the [[Ruhr|Ruhr region]], southeast of the town [[Meinerzhagen]]. It flows through the municipalities of Meinerzhagen, [[Kierspe]], [[Halver]] (Oberbrügge), [[Lüdenscheid]] (Brügge), [[Schalksmühle]] and [[Hagen]] and empties into the Ruhr at {{cvt|91|m}} above sea level. In the city of Hagen, the Volme is predominantly canalised, and since 2004 has been under restoration.

Tributaries of the Volme are, from the mouth upstream:
*[[Ennepe]] (in [[Hagen]] centre)
*Sterbecke (in Hagen-[[Rummenohl]])
*Hälver (in [[Schalksmühle]])
*[[Elspe (Volme)|Elspe]] (in [[Lüdenscheid]]-Brügge)
*[[Wiebelsaat]] (in [[Meinerzhagen]])

==Industrial development==
In the pre-industrial age, numerous mills, smithies and foundries arose along the Volme, from which the iron industry developed during the 19th and the 20th centuries. The [[Hagen–Dieringhausen railway]] runs through the valley.

==See also==
* [[List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:Rivers of Germany]]