Wuppertal
city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Summary
Wuppertal is a big city[1]. Wuppertal draws 10,046 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #129 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European City of the Reformation[3]
- Member of: Climate Alliance[4], association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[5], Mayors for Peace[6], Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen[7], Landschaftsverband Rheinland[8]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Düsseldorf Government Region[9]
- Country: Germany[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Wupper[11]
- Head of government: Eugen Richter[12], Eugen Thomas[13], Wilhelm Eberhard Gelberg[14], Miriam Scherff[15]
- Instance of: urban municipality in Germany[16], urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[17], Option municipality[18]
- Shares border with: Hattingen[19], Sprockhövel[20], Schwelm[21], Ennepetal[22], Radevormwald[23], Remscheid[24], Solingen[25], Haan[26], Mettmann[27], Wülfrath[28], Velbert[29], Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[30], Langenberg (Rhineland)[31], Neviges[32]
- Named after: Wupper[33]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Elberfeld[34], Elberfeld-West[35], Uellendahl-Katernberg[36], Vohwinkel[37], Cronenberg[38], Barmen[39], Oberbarmen[40], Heckinghausen[41], Langerfeld-Beyenburg[42], Ronsdorf[43]
- Twinned administrative body: South Tyneside[44], Beersheba[45], Schwerin[46], Košice[47], Saint-Étienne[48], Matagalpa[49], Legnica[50], Yekaterinburg[51], Tabarka[52], Qingdao[53], Dongguan[54], Tempelhof-Schöneberg[55], Salfit[56], Xinxiang[57]
- Postal code: 42001–42399[58]
- Commons category: Wuppertal[59]
- Licence plate code: W[60]
- Patron saint: Lawrence of Rome[61]
- Local dialing code: 0202[62], 02058[63], 02053[64]
- Archives at: Wuppertal municipal archive[65]
- Inception: 1929[66]
Why It Matters
Wuppertal has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Wuppertal is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
FAQs
What awards did Wuppertal receive?
Honors received include European City of the Reformation[3].