Wuppertal
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| Coordinates | 51°16′0″N 7°11′0″E / 51.266667°N 7.183333°E |
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| Kintra | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| Destrict | Urban destrict |
| Laird Mayor | Peter Jung (CDU) |
| Govrenin pairties | CDU / SPD |
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| Aurie | 168.41 km2 (65.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100-350 m |
| Population | 349,470 (31 Dizember 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 2,075 /km2 (5,375 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | W |
| Postal codes | 42001-42399 |
| Aurie code | 0202 |
| Wabsteid | wuppertal.de |
Wuppertal (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊpɐtaːl]) is a ceety in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. It is locatit in an aroond the Wupper river valley, an is situatit east o the ceety o Düsseldorf an sooth o the Ruhr aurie. Wi a population o approximately 350,000, it is the lairgest ceety in the Bergisches Land. Wuppertal is kent for its steep slopes, its firths an pairks, an its suspension railway, the Wuppertal Schwebebahn. Twa-thirds o the total municipal aurie o Wuppertal is green space. Frae ony pairt o the ceety it is anerlie a ten-minute walk in ane o the public pairks or woodland paths.
In the 18t an 19t centuries, Wuppertal wis ane o the biggest industrial regions o continental Europe. Wuppertal the day is still a major industrial centre, being hame tae industries such as textiles, metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals (Aspirin wis inventit in Wuppertal in 1897 bi Bayer [2]), electronics, automobiles, rubber, vehicles an printin equipment.
The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment an Energy is locatit in the ceety.
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Internaitional relations [edit]
Twin touns — sister ceeties [edit]
Wuppertal is twinned wi:
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Photogallery [edit]
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View on Wuppertal
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Section o the floatin tram ower the Wupper
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Typical steep street in Wuppertal.
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Sculpturepark Waldfrieden - Tony Cragg Points of View (2008)
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View on Burgholz firths wi typical Bergisches fermerhoose
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Panoramic view ower Ölberg quairter in Wuppertal
Notes and references [edit]
- ↑ Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen (German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (31 December 2011).
- ↑ Marvin Brendel. 110 Jahre Aspirin (German). GeschichtsPuls. Retrieved on 22 Mey 2011. .
- ↑ Partnership towns of the City of Košice (Slovak). © 2007-2009 City of Košice Magistrát mesta Košice, Tr. SNP 48/A, 040 11 Košice. Retrieved on 12 Julie 2009. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
- (German) Wuppertal offeecial wabsteid
Travel guide tae Wuppertal frae Wikivoyage- Offeecial wabsteid o the University o Wuppertal
