Editing Lüdenscheid (section)

==Geography==
Lüdenscheid is located on the saddle of the watershed between the [[Lenne]] and [[Volme]] rivers which both empty into the [[Ruhr]] river (which subsequently flows into the [[Rhine]]), with three smaller valleys leading to them. The saddle has a height of 420 meters, higher elevations on the watershed are an unnamed hilltop of 505 meters in the north, and the 663 meters high ''Nordhelle'' in the [[Ebbe Mountains]] range. In the surrounding mountainous area, six dams created reservoirs to regulate the water flow in the [[Ruhr]] river and supply drinking water. The mountainous nature of the city's territory gave rise to the nickname "Bergstadt" (mountain town). The original settlement circles around the church built on a ledge of the slope above the saddle.