Wuppertal ( German: Wuppertal [ˈvʊpɐtaːl] , n.a. German Wupperdaal ) is a city in Germany , in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .
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| Status | non-district city | ||||
| Land | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||||
| Administrative District | Dusseldorf | ||||
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| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||||
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| Density | 2 093 people / km² | ||||
| Nationalities | Germans - 87% other nationalities - 13% (2011) [1] | ||||
| Denominations | Catholics - 22% Protestants - 33% others - 44% (2011) [2] | ||||
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| Telephone code | 0202, 02058, 02053 | ||||
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| Official code | 05 1 24 000 | ||||
Subordinate to the administrative district of Düsseldorf . The city of land submission is part of the district. The population is 350 thousand people (2015). It covers an area of 168.41 km². The official code is 05 1 24 000 .
The city is divided into 10 urban areas. The Wupper River flows through the city.
The city is home to the European Institute of International Economic Relations (at the University of Wuppertal).
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Administrative device
The territory of Wuppertal is divided into ten administrative districts. The district is managed by the chairman, who is the district burgomaster . Each district is divided into several administrative regions. The districts are marked with double digits, but at the same time they have their own traditional “community” names.
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| 0 Elberfeld | 00 Elberfeld-Center (Elberfeld-Mitte), 01 Nordstadt, 02 Ostersbaum, 03 Südstadt, 04 Grifflenberg, 05 Friedrichsberg |
| 1 Elberfeld-West | 10 Sonnborn, 11 Farresbeck, 12 Nützenberg, 13 Brill, 14 Arrenberg, 15 Zoo, 16 Buchenhofen |
| 2 Uellendahl-Katernberg | 20 Uellendahl-West, 21 Uellendahl-Ost, 22 Dönberg, 23 Nevigeser Straße, 24 Beek, 25 Eckbusch, 26 Siebenike Siebeneick) |
| 3 Fowinkel (Vohwinkel) | 30 Fowinkel Center (Vohwinkel-Mitte), 31 Osterholz, 32 Tesche, 33 Schöller-Dornap, 34 Lüntenbeck, 35 Industriestraße, 36 Westring 37 Höhe, 38 Schrödersbusch |
| 4 Cronenberg | 40 Cronenberg-Center (Cronenberg-Mitte), 41 Kühlenhahn, 42 Hahnerberg, 43 Cronenfeld, 44 Berghausen, 45 Sudberg, 46 Kohlfurth |
| 5 Barmen | 50 Barmen-Mitte, 51 Friedrich-Engels-Allee, 52 Loh, 53 Klausen, 54 Rott, 55 Sedansberg, 56 Hatzfeld (Hatzfeld), 57 Kothen, 58 Hesselnberg, 59 Lichtenplatz |
| 6 Oberbarmen | 60 Oberbarmen-Schwarzbach, 61 Wichlinghausen-Süd, 62 Wichlinghausen-Nord, 63 Nächstebreck-Ost, 64 Niechstebreck-West (West) |
| 7 Heckinghausen | 70 Heckinghausen, 71 Heidt, 72 Hammesberg |
| 8 Langerfeld-Beyenburg | 80 Langerfeld-Mitte, 81 Rauental, 82 Jesinghauser Straße, 83 Hilgershöhe, 84 Löhrerlen, 85 Fleut, Ehren, 86 Ehren, Ehren, 86 Center (Beyenburg-Mitte), 88 Herbringhausen |
| 9 Ronsdorf | 90 Ronsdorf-Mitte / Nord, 91 Blombach-Lohsiepen, 92 Rehsiepen, 93 Schenkstraße, 94 Blutfinke, 95 Erlsdelsch ) |
History
The city was formed in 1929 by the merger of the cities of Barman , Elberfeld , Ronsdorf , Kronenberg , Fovinkel , Langerfeld and Beyenburg . Until 1930, it was called Barman-Elberfeld.
As a result of the "carpet" bombing of the troops of the "allies" on May 20-30, 1943, a fiery tornado occurred in the city, which destroyed a significant part of non-military buildings.
Transport
One of the main types of public transport in Wuppertal is the Wuppertal suspension road , which is a monorail suspension system on overpasses that serves as a subway . Also in Wuppertal developed bus service. The city has a train station for long-distance trains and regional trains.
Economics
The city is home to Wera Tools .
Wuppertal Opera
In 1972, Pina Bausch became the artistic director of the Wuppertal Opera Ballet. Subsequently, the troupe was renamed and is now called Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. The unique authorial repertoire has glorified the Wuppertal Dance Theater around the world. The famous troupe tours a lot, constantly participates in international theater festivals. The theater performed in Russia in 1989, 1993, 2004, 2007 and 2009. The most famous performances: “The Rite of Spring” (1975), “The Seven Deadly Sins” (1976), “Contactoff”, “Cafe Mueller” (both 1978), “Bandoneon” (1981), “Palermo, Palermo” (1989), “Mazurka Fogo” (1998).
Sport
The strongest football club in the city is Wuppertal . In the 1972/73 season, the club took 4th place in the German championship and in the 1973/74 season played in the UEFA Cup, where in the 1st round lost to the Polish Rukh. In the 2016/17 season, the club took 11th place in one of the zones of the German Regional League, the fourth strongest in Germany. The club holds home games at Stadion am Zoo, which seats 23,000 spectators.
The city also hosts the Bergisher men's handball club, the Bayer Wuppertal men's volleyball club, and the Barmer women's basketball club.
Attractions
- Botanical Garden in the so-called Mountainous area (Hardtanlage) with towers Elisenturm (1838) and Bismarckturm (1907).
- Town Hall of Elberfeld (1900).
- Friedrich Engels House in the historic center of Barman.
- Bergish Tram Museum .
Famous residents and natives
- Georg Burmester is an artist.
- Rittershaus, Friedrich Emil - poet and prose writer.
- Axel Stein is a movie actor.
- Peter Schenck (Senior) is a cartographer, engraver and publisher.
- Friedrich Engels was born on November 28, 1820 in the city of Barman (now the district of Wuppertal).
- Udo Dirkschneider is the lead singer of Accept , born April 6, 1952.
- Julius Richard Petri - German microbiologist, was born on May 31, 1852 in the city of Barman (now the district of the city of Wuppertal).
- Tymoshenko, Stepan Prokofievich (1878-1972) - Ukrainian mechanical scientist, lived in Wuppertal from 1964 to 1972.
- Castro, Gonzalo [6] - soccer player, player of Dortmund Borussia.
Photos
Tower of the old Reformed Church of Elberfeld
Catholic Church of St. Lawrence in Elberfeld
Elberfeld Town Hall on Neumarkt Square
Wuppertal City Council
Wuppertal cableway
Wuppertal cableway
Bronze statue of Zucker Fritz
Elise tower
Bismarck Tower
View of the center of Wuppertal from the Eliza Tower
Barman - historical center
In the background Engels house
Notes
- ↑ Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt . Regionaldatenbank Deutschland . Date accessed May 2, 2018. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt . Regionaldatenbank Deutschland . Date accessed May 5, 2018. (unavailable link)
- ↑ archINFORM - 1994.
- ↑ https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/LaenderRegionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Administrativ/Aktuell/05Staedte.html
- ↑ 1 2 Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 12/31/2018 (4. Quartal) - DESTATIS .
- ↑ Gonzalo Castro (transfermarkt). (German)
Links
- Official site of Wuppertal (German)