Wuppertal
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2004 view of Wuppertal
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 Wuppertal
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Wuppertal within North Rhine-Westphalia
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| Coordinates: 51°16′0″N 07°11′0″E / 51.26667°N 7.18333°ECoordinates: 51°16′0″N 07°11′0″E / 51.26667°N 7.18333°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf | ||
| District | Urban district | ||
| Government | |||
| • Lord Mayor | Andreas Mucke (SPD) | ||
| • Governing parties | SPD / SPD | ||
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| • City | 168.41 km2 (65.02 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31) | |||
| • City | 350,046 | ||
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban |
608,000 (Bergisches Dreieck) |
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| • Metro |
11,300,000 (Rhein-Ruhr) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 42001-42399 | ||
| Dialling codes | 0202 | ||
| Vehicle registration | W | ||
| Website | wuppertal.de | ||
608,000
11,300,000
Wuppertal (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊpɐtaːl]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the river Wupper valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land. Wuppertal is known for its steep slopes, its woods and parks, and its suspension railway, the Wuppertal Schwebebahn. It is the greenest city of Germany with two-thirds green space of the total municipal area of Wuppertal. From any part of the city, it is only a ten-minute walk to one of the public parks or woodland paths.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Wupper valley was one of the largest industrial regions of continental Europe. The increasing demand for coal from the textile mills and blacksmith shops encouraged the expansion of the nearby Ruhrgebiet. Wuppertal still is a major industrial centre, being home to industries such as textiles, metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electronics, automobiles, rubber, vehicles and printing equipment.
Aspirin originates from Wuppertal, patented in 1897 by Bayer, as is the Vorwerk-Kobold vacuum cleaner.
The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy and the European Institute for International Economic Relations are located in the city.
Wuppertal in its present borders was formed in 1929 by merging the industrial cities of Barmen and Elberfeld with the communities Vohwinkel, Ronsdorf, Cronenberg, Langerfeld, and Beyenburg. The initial name Barmen-Elberfeld was changed in a 1930 referendum to Wuppertal (“Wupper Valley”). The new city was administered as part of the Prussian Rhine Province.
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