Wuppertal

Wuppertal () 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 tot 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, bein hame tae industries such as textiles, metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals (Aspirin wis inventit in Wuppertal in 1897 bi Bayer ), electronics, automobiles, rubber, vehicles an printin equipment.

The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment an Energy is locatit in the ceety.

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns — sister ceeties 
Wuppertal is twinned wi:
  Beersheba, Israel
  Berlin-Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany
  Košice, Slovakie (syne 1980)  Legnica, Poland
  Matagalpa, Nicaragua
  Saint-Étienne, Fraunce  Schwerin, Germany
  Yekaterinburg, Roushie
  Sooth Tyneside, Unitit Kinrick

 Photogallery 

 Notes and references 

 Freemit airtins 

 Wuppertal offeecial wabsteid

 o the University o Wuppertal


Category:Ceeties in North Rhine-Westphalie
Category:Historic Jewish commonties