Solingen (German pronunciation: [ˈzoːlɪŋən]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and with a 2009 population of 161,366 is the second largest city in the Bergisches Land.
Population: 164,359
Latitude: 51° 10' 24.35" N
Longitude: 7° 05' 4.20" E
Barmen is a former industrial metropolis of the region of Bergisches Land, Germany, which merged with four other towns in 1929 to form the city of Wuppertal. Barmen was the birthplace of Friedrich Engels and together with the neighbouring town of El…
The Solingen arson attack of 1993 was one of the most severe instances of anti-foreigner violence in modern Germany. On the night of May 28 to May 29, 1993, four young German men (ages 16-23) belonging to the far right skinhead scene, with neo-Nazi …
The 1988 Remscheid A-10 crash occurred on December 8, 1988, when a United States Air Force attack jet, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed onto a residential area in the city of Remscheid, West Germany. The aircraft crashed into the upper floor of an apa…
Knipex is a German manufacturer of pliers for professional use. The headquarters are located in Wuppertal-Cronenberg.
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.
The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288, near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne. The battle was fought for the possession of the Duchy of Limburg, and was one of the larger ba…
Düsseldorf-Hafen means "Düsseldorf harbour" in German, and is also the name of the Düsseldorf district in which the harbour is located.
The Museum Kunstpalast is an art museum in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The Robert Schumann Hochschule (Robert Schumann University of Music and Media) is a college for music studies on university level in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The Aktiengesellschaft Cologne Zoological Garden is the zoo of Cologne, Germany. It features over 7,000 animals of more than 700 species on more than 20 hectares. The internationally renowned zoo with an attached aquarium and invertebrate exhibit ha…
The Largest Fair on the Rhine (German: Größte Kirmes am Rhein) is a funfair in Düsseldorf, drawing more than 4 million visitors annually, is one of Germany’s biggest funfairs. It takes place the third week in July (2009 dates: July 18-26) on the lef…
Neanderthal Museum is a museum in Mettmann, Germany. Located at the site of the first Neanderthal man discovery in the Neandertal, it features an exhibit centered on human evolution. The museum was constructed in 1996 to a design by the architects Z…
The ISS Dome is a multi-use indoor arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, it opened in 2006. The arena has a capacity of 12,500 people and 13,400 people for hockey matches.
The Düssel is a small right tributary of the River Rhine in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. Its source is between Wülfrath and Velbert.
The Mülheim Bridge (German: Mülheimer Brücke pronounced [ˈmyːlˌhajmɐ ˌbʁʏkə], Colognian: Möllemer Bröck pronounced [ˈmøləmɐ ˌbʁøkˑ]) in Cologne is a suspension bridge on the river Rhine in Western Germany. It has a main span of 315 metres. The bridg…
The Folkwang University of the Arts is a German university for music, theater, dance, design, and academic studies. Since 1927, its traditional main location has been in the former Werden Abbey in Essen in the Ruhr Area, with additional facilities i…
The Bayer Cross (German: Bayer-Kreuz) in the German city of Leverkusen is the largest illuminated advertisement in the world. The advertisement is for Bayer, the multinational pharmaceutical company based in Leverkusen. The advertisement, installed …
Tonhalle Düsseldorf is a concert hall in Düsseldorf.