Kreisfreie Stadt Wuppertal
Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in the northwestern part of Germany. It is famous for having the world's oldest monorail system, and as the birthplace of Friedrich Engels, co-author of the Communist Manifesto.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof and Engels-Haus.
Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
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Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the city of Wuppertal, just south of the Ruhr Area, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the line between Düsseldorf/Cologne and Dortmund.
Engels-Haus
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Engels-Haus is a museum in Wuppertal, Germany, of the house where German philosopher and political theorist Friedrich Engels grew up. The museum is a constituent member of the Museum of Industrial Culture in Wuppertal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elberfeld and Ronsdorf.
Elberfeld
Suburb
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Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.
Ronsdorf
Suburb
Ronsdorf is a district of the German city of Wuppertal. It has a population of about 22,500. Ronsdorf was first mentioned in 1494, and in 1745 it received its town charter. Ronsdorf is situated 4 km southeast of Kreisfreie Stadt Wuppertal.
Kreisfreie Stadt Wuppertal
- Type: Locality with 358,000 residents
- Also known as: “Wuppertal”
- Location: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.2606° or 51° 15′ 38″ northLongitude
7.1728° or 7° 10′ 22″ eastPopulation
358,000Elevation
157 metres (515 feet)Open location code
9F39756F+64GeoNames ID
3247431
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