Villigst is a Stadtteil (district) of the city Schwerte in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. On 31 December 2012, Villigst had a population of 3.309 inhabitants. It lies south of the river Ruhr near Sauerland. It borders on Ergste, another district of Schwerte.
On 1 January 1975, Villigst was incorporated into the city of Schwerte,Statistisches Bundesamt (Hrsg.): Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- u. Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen u. Reg.-Bez. vom 27.5.1970 bis 31.12.1982. Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart/Mainz 1983, , p. 334. before it belonged to Iserlohn.
Villigst is home to the Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst, one of Germany's thirteen major scholarship foundations for exceptionally talented and high-achieving students from all academic disciplines.
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Villigst at Schwerte.de openstreetmap