"Wanfenglin Free Tour" Ruhr German Industrial Zone

The Ruhr area is located in the North Rhine-Westphalia province in central and western Germany, covering an area of ??4,432 square kilometers. The three tributaries of the famous Rhine, the Ruhr, the Emschel and the Lippe, pass through the region from south to north. The Ruhr itself is not an administratively and politically independent unit, but due to the Ruhr itself, starting in 1920, the Ruhr established an association (svr), which is now the regional management committee (kvr) Formerly responsible for regional development. In 1999, the population of the Ruhr area was 5.38 million.

The Ruhr area in Germany was once the largest industrial area in Europe. After nearly a century of glory, with the decline of traditional industries, the closure of coal mines, the closure of smelters and the unemployment of a large number of workers, the Ruhr Industrial Area once fell into a trough. Since the 1980s, Ruhr has been faced with the problem of how to realize industrial transformation and regain its glory. Quietly, Ruhr has taken the lead in completing this historic transformation. High-tech, river-sea combined transport, and tourism and cultural industries have replaced the traditional steel and metallurgical industry as the new engine of the regional economy. This is the place with the highest urban density and population density in Germany. However, a significant part of modern German industry has moved to the southern states of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg. Therefore, the cities in the Ruhr area have a somewhat aristocratic feel compared to the cities in the south. Despite this, the Ruhr Area still occupies a very important position in Germany's economy and culture.

There is a city in the Ruhr area, which is known as the capital of foreigners in Germany. Duisburg is the Turkish capital of Germany. Du Bois may be the typical representative of the old Ruhr aristocracy in the eyes of Germans today. It has typical traditional industries such as steel and coal, but the unemployment rate is high, there are many drunkards, and the city is extremely dirty, ugly, and featureless. Not to mention there are many foreigners, especially Turks. It is said that in a district inhabited by Turks, many people have been in Germany for more than 20 years but can barely speak a word of German. Most of these Turks came to Germany when the German economy was booming and a large number of laborers were needed.

The Ruhr area also has several cities hidden in the mountains, such as Wuppertal and Solingen. Wuppertal has Germany's only suspended train (schwebebahn), connecting three urban areas. This train is a hundred years old. Unfortunately, a big accident occurred a few months ago, killing six people and shocking the whole of Germany. Because Wucheng is a mountain city, trains are a good mode of transportation. I also love travel information, especially those from a hundred years ago. Wucheng is the hometown of Heinrich Engels. Warm reminder: The Engels Memorial Hall is closed on weekends.