The Ruhr, also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km2 and a population of over 5 million (2017), it is the largest urban area in Germany and the third of the European Union. It consists of several large cities bordered by the rivers Ruhr to the south, Rhine to the west, and Lippe to the north. In the southwest it borders the Bergisches Land. It is considered part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region of more than 10 million people, which is the third largest in Western Europe, behind only London and Paris.
Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany. With a population of 612,065 inhabitants, it is the largest city of the Ruhr as well as the largest city of Westphalia. It lies on the Emscher and Ruhr rivers in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, and is considered the administrative, commercial, and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr. Dortmund is the second-largest city in the Low German dialect area, after Hamburg.
Hörde is a Stadtbezirk and also a Stadtteil (Quarter) in the south of the city of Dortmund, in Germany.
Waldheim is a quarter (Stadtteil) of the city Hanover in Germany about 10 km SSE from the city center, located at an elevation of 60 m above sea level. Part of the Stadtbezirk Döhren-Wülfel, it has 1,732 inhabitants (2020).
Inningen is one of the 17 Planungsräume of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It consists solely of the 41st Stadtbezirk, with which it shares a name and is coterminous. As of January 1, 2006, Inningen was reported to have a population 4,735, and an area of 13.42 km2 (5.18 km2). Its population density is 352.8 persons per square kilometer. It was previously its own municipality before being annexed to Augsburg in 1972.
Mickten is a quarter (Stadtteil) of the city of Dresden, eastern Germany. It is part of the northwestern borough (Stadtbezirk) of Pieschen.
David Solga is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund II.
The Dortmund–Enschede railway is an international railway connecting the eastern Ruhr district of Germany to Enschede in the Netherlands, which was built by the Dortmund-Gronau-Enschede Railway Company.
Dortmund-Mengede station is located in the Dortmund suburb of Mengede in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened in 1848 as part of the trunk line of the former Cologne-Minden Railway Company.
Altes Stadthaus in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is an office block which was built in 1899, and was designed by "master builder" Friedrich Kullrich. It was built in the Renaissance Revival architecture (Neo-Renaissance) style. After the office block was severely damaged in World War II, it was rebuilt in a simplified form.
Bühne is a village and constituent community (Stadtteil) of the East Westphalian town Borgentreich in Höxter district and Detmold region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Bühne has approximately 1,200 inhabitants. With 23 km² it is the second largest constituent community of Borgentreich.
Löbtau is a quarter or Stadtteil in south-west Dresden, Germany. It is part of the Stadtbezirk Cotta. It borders the quarters of Friedrichstadt, Cotta, Gorbitz, Naußlitz, Dolzschen, Plauen and Südvorstadt.
The Dortmund freight bypass railway is a railway line in the north of the city of Dortmund in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is designed for the carriage of freight only, allowing freight trains that pass through Dortmund to avoid Dortmund Hauptbahnhof, reducing delays to passenger traffic and reducing threat of dangerous accidents in the city centre.
Völkenrode is a quarter (Stadtteil) of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. Formerly a municipality in its own right and part of the district of Braunschweig, it was incorporated into the city of Braunschweig in 1974. Today, it is part of the Stadtbezirk Lehndorf-Watenbüttel.
Brünninghausen is a Stadtteil (Quarter) in the south of the city of Dortmund in Germany. It belongs to the Stadtbezirk Hombruch.
Wickede is the easternmost borough in the city of Dortmund, Germany.
Nordmarkt is a borough in the Stadtbezirk Innenstadt-Nord in Dortmund, Germany.
Borsigplatz is a borough in the urban district ("Stadtbezirk") Innenstadt-Nord in Dortmund, Germany. It lies in the northern part of the city center, just outside the former city wall. It has a population of 11,141.
Schönau is a Stadtbezirk (borough) in the north of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Covering an area of 2.97 km², it lies next to the Käfertaler Wald and has a population of 12,493 people as of December 31, 2019.
Dortmund II is an electoral constituency represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 142. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the eastern part of the city of Dortmund.
