Ruhr

The Ruhr is a river in western , a right tributary of the Rhine.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rhine Orange and Schifferbörse.

Work of art
Rheinorange is a sculpture erected in 1992 in -Neuenkamp, Germany. It is located at the point where the Ruhr flows into the Rhine at 'Rheinkilometer 780', i.e.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siedlung Rheinpreußen and Diergardt Housing Estate.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
is a suburb, which is situated 3 km north of Ruhr.

Ruhr

Latitude
51.45081° or 51° 27′ 3″ north
Longitude
6.72283° or 6° 43′ 22″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9F38FP2F+84
Geo­Names ID
2843202
Wiki­data ID
Q1664
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ruhr” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Ruhr
  • Arabic: رور
  • Aragonese: Ruhr
  • Armenian: Ռուր
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  • Bavarian: Ruhr
  • Belarusian: рака Рур, прыток Рэйна
  • Belarusian: Рур (прыток Рэйна
  • Belarusian: Рур
  • Bengali: রুহর নদী
  • Breton: Ruhr
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  • Chinese: 魯爾河
  • Chinese: 鲁尔河
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  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر رور
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  • Friulian: Ruhr
  • Galician: Río Ruhr
  • Georgian: რური
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  • Greek: Ρουρ
  • Hebrew: רוהר
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  • Indonesian: Ruhr
  • Indonesian: Sungai Ruhr
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  • Japanese: ルール川
  • Kirghiz: Рур
  • Kongo: Ruhr
  • Korean: 루르강
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  • Ladin: Ruhr (ruf)
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  • Lithuanian: Rūras
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  • Malay: Ruhr
  • Malay: Sungai Ruhr
  • Marathi: रूर नदी
  • Mazanderani: روهر
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ruhr
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  • Ossetian: Рур
  • Panjabi: ਰੂਆ ਦਰਿਆ
  • Persian: رور
  • Picard: Ruhr
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  • Polish: Ruhra
  • Portuguese: Rio Ruhr
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  • Russian: Рур
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  • Spanish: rio Ruhr
  • Spanish: río Ruhr
  • Spanish: Río Ruhr
  • Swahili: Ruhr
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  • Swiss German: Ruhr
  • Thai: แม่น้ำรัวร์
  • Turkish: Ruhr Nehri
  • Turkish: Ruhr
  • Ukrainian: Рур
  • Upper Sorbian: Ruhr
  • Urdu: رور
  • Venetian: Ruhr
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  • Welsh: Afon Ruhr
  • Western Frisian: Ruhr
  • Wolof: Ruhr
  • Wu Chinese: 鲁尔河
  • Zulu: Ruhr
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