The Bergisches Land is a low mountain range region within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of Rhine river, south of the Ruhr. The landscape is shaped by woods, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over 20 artificial lakes. Wuppertal is one of the biggest towns and seen as the region's capital, whereas the southern part nowadays has closer economic and socio-cultural ties to Cologne. Wuppertal and the neighbouring cities of Remscheid, Solingen form the Bergisches Städtedreieck.
The Sieg is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine.
The Mönchengladbach–Düsseldorf railway is a 24 km long main line on the left (western) bank of the Rhine in the Lower Rhine region of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has at least two tracks with continuous overhead electrification. The line was built by the Aachen-Düsseldorf-Ruhrort Railway Company and is one of the oldest lines in Germany, opened in 1853 and 1854.
The Wupper-Express is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) running from Aachen via Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Wuppertal, Hagen to Dortmund. The service is operated every hour by DB Regio NRW. It is the third most widely used Regional-Express line in the area administered by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr with approximately 24,000 passengers a day.
The Maas-Wupper-Express is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), running from the Dutch border town of Venlo to Hamm in Westphalia.
The Rhein-Emscher-Express is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), running from Düsseldorf via Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund to Hamm. It connects with the rest of the regional rail network of NRW in Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Oberhausen, Wanne-Eickel, Dortmund and Hamm. In addition, it connects in Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Oberhausen, Dortmund and Hamm with long-distance services.
Bever is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Dhünn is a 40 km (25 mi)-long river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its main source is near Wipperfürth in the Bergisches Land area. It runs in south-westerly direction, and its mouth into the river Wupper is near Leverkusen, appr. 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Cologne.
Kerspe is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Wupper near Wipperfürth-Ohl.
Marscheider Bach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Wupper near Wuppertal.
Morsbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Wupper near Solingen.
Murbach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Wupper near Leichlingen.
Murmelbach is a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Wupper in Wuppertal.
Neye is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Wupper near Wipperfürth.
Wiembach is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It flows into the Wupper near Opladen.
Wolfgang Zimmermann is a German politician and trade unionist. He was the state spokesperson for the Left Party in North Rhine-Westphalia from 2007 until 2010, and he represented the Left in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2010 until 2012. He is also a member of the party managing board.
