Reingsen is a part of Ergste, a district of

Schwerte Schwerte (; Westphalian: ''Schweierte'') is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Schwerte is situated in the Ruhr valley, at the south-east border of the Ruhr Area. South of Schwerte begins the mountain ...

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. Before 1975, Reingsen belongs to the county Iserlohn (Kreis

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).Statistisches Bundesamt: ''Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- u. Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen u. Reg.-Bez. vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982.''

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, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, {{ISBN, 3-17-003263-1. At 2012 Reingsen had a population of 110 inhabitants.''Müllers Großes Deutsches Ortsbuch 2012: Vollständiges Ortslexikon''. Walter de Gruyter, 31.08.2012 It lies south of the river

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near

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and is mainly used for

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

Geology

In Reingsen there are two streams, the Lollenbach and the

Reingser Bach Elsebach (in its upper course, upstream from the Lollenbach, also: ''Reingser Bach'') is a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its source is north of Oestrich (a district of Iserlohn).NRW Wanderkarte 1:25000. 17: Hagen, Gevelsberg, Is ...

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Unna (district) Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia