Wuppertal

Wuppertal
Wuppertal
	Wuppertal-Elberfeld
	Coat airms
	Wuppertal
	Coordinates: 51°16′0″N 07°11′0″E / 51.26667°N 7.18333°ECoordinates: 51°16′0″N 07°11′0″E / 51.26667°N 7.18333°E
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
Destrict	Urban destrict
Govrenment
• Laird Mayor	Peter Jung (CDU)
• Governing parties	CDU / SPD
Area
• Total	168.41 km2 (65.02 sq mi)
Elevation	100-350 m (−1,050 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)
• Total	354,572
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	42001-42399
Diallin codes	0202
Vehicle registration	W
Website	wuppertal.de

Wuppertal (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊpɐtaːl]) is a ceety in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany. It is locatit in an aroond the Wupper river valley, an is situatit east o the ceety o Düsseldorf an sooth o the Ruhr aurie. Wi a population o approximately 350,000, it is the lairgest ceety in the Bergisches Land. Wuppertal is kent for its steep slopes, its firths an pairks, an its suspension railway, the Wuppertal Schwebebahn. Twa-thirds o the tot municipal aurie o Wuppertal is green space. Frae ony pairt o the ceety it is anerlie a ten-minute walk in ane o the public pairks or woodland paths.

In the 18t an 19t centuries, Wuppertal wis ane o the biggest industrial regions o continental Europe. Wuppertal the day is still a major industrial centre, bein hame tae industries such as textiles, metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals (Aspirin wis inventit in Wuppertal in 1897 bi Bayer ^[2]), electronics, automobiles, rubber, vehicles an printin equipment.

The Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment an Energy is locatit in the ceety.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Wuppertal is twinned wi:

Beersheba, Israel Berlin-Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany Košice, Slovakie (syne 1980)^[3]	Legnica, Poland Matagalpa, Nicaragua Saint-Étienne, Fraunce	Schwerin, Germany Yekaterinburg, Roushie Sooth Tyneside, Unitit Kinrick