The Ruhr region experienced a period of early industrialisation from the mid-18th century and was most rapidly industrialised and urbanised around 1900. The landscape of the region became at that time dramatically transformed by the networks of the coal and steel industries spanning from the Rhine into Westphalia.
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Apr 1, 2021 · In the 1950s, the Ruhr region in western Germany had a bustling economy driven by coal mining and heavy industries.
Witness the magnificent transformation from industry to culture in the Ruhr valley. Explore a region full of towns, cities, countryside and cultural relics.
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Rhine-Ruhr is a highly industrialized, densely populated region of Western Germany that includes the major cities of Bonn, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Dortmund and ...
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Dec 18, 2019 · The Ruhr valley became Germany's first industrial center because of the availability of the coal that helped in emerging steel and coal ...