Wuppertal
Wuppertal is a city in the west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is next to Düsseldorf.
Wuppertal | |
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City | |
 Wuppertal Elberfeld | |
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Location of Wuppertal  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°16′0″N 07°11′0″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Peter Jung (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | CDU / SPD |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.41 km2 (65.02 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 354,572 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 42001-42399 |
| Dialling codes | 0202 |
| Vehicle registration | W |
| Website | www |
Wuppertal
Wuppertal has about 360,000 inhabitants. It has a university.
A well-known tourist attraction is the Wuppertal Schwebebahn, a tram hanging about 10 metres (33 feet) above ground.
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
Other websites
Media related to Wuppertal at Wikimedia Commons
| Urban districts | Aachen • Bielefeld • Bochum • Bonn • Bottrop • Dortmund • Duisburg • Düsseldorf • Essen • Gelsenkirchen • Hagen • Hamm • Herne • Köln (Cologne) • Krefeld • Leverkusen • Mönchengladbach • Mülheim • Münster • Oberhausen • Remscheid • Solingen • Wuppertal |  |
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| Rural Districts | Aachen • Borken • Coesfeld • Düren • Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis • Euskirchen • Gütersloh • Heinsberg • Herford • Hochsauerland • Höxter • Kleve • Lippe • Märkischer Kreis • Mettmann • Minden-Lübbecke • Oberbergischer Kreis • Olpe • Paderborn • Recklinghausen • Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis • Rhein-Erft-Kreis • Rhein-Kreis Neuss • Rhein-Sieg-Kreis • Siegen-Wittgenstein • Soest • Steinfurt • Unna • Viersen • Warendorf • Wesel | |
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