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Hagen is a city in western Germany, located in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a Kreisfreie Stadt in the Arnsberg region and part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area. The city lies on the Lenne river near the southern edge of the Ruhr area and adjacent to the Sauerland. Hagen has a diverse economy that blends industry, services, and education, and it has a population of roughly 190,000.

Hagen is notable for housing the FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany’s state-funded distance-learning university, established in 1974.

The name Hagen originates from Germanic roots referring to an enclosure, hedge, or protective boundary. It is

Notable people with the surname include Walter Hagen (1892–1969), an American professional golfer who was one

The
university
shapes
the
city’s
educational
profile
by
attracting
students
from
across
Germany
and
beyond.
The
local
economy
includes
manufacturing,
logistics,
and
public
services,
with
a
focus
on
small
and
medium-sized
enterprises
and
institutions
linked
to
education
and
research.
used
as
both
a
surname
and
a
place
name.
In
addition
to
the
city
of
Hagen,
there
are
several
smaller
localities
named
Hagen
in
German-speaking
regions.
of
the
leading
figures
in
the
sport
in
the
early
20th
century.
The
name
also
appears
in
literature
and
culture
as
a
given
or
family
name
in
various
contexts.