Ruhr Area

Summary

Ruhr Area is a conurbation^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of conurbation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,523 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ruhr Area is located in North Rhine-Westphalia^[3].
• Ruhr Area is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Ruhr Area's image is recorded as Innenhafen Duisburg.jpg^[5].
• Ruhr Area's instance of is recorded as conurbation^[6].
• Ruhr Area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[7].
• Ruhr Area's instance of is recorded as functional urban area^[8].
• Ruhr Area's flag image is recorded as Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia.svg^[9].
• Ruhr is named after Ruhr Area^[10].
• Ruhr Area's logo image is recorded as Metropole Ruhr Logo 2017.svg^[11].
• Ruhr Area's seal image is recorded as RVR-Das-Ruhrgebiet-Logo.svg^[12].
• Ruhr Area's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315149363^[13].
• Ruhr Area's GND ID is recorded as 4050926-6^[14].
• Ruhr Area's locator map image is recorded as Locator map RVR in Germany.svg^[15].
• Ruhr Area's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85115785^[16].
• Ruhr Area's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00629421^[17].
• Ruhr Area's Commons category is recorded as Ruhr area^[18].
• Ruhr Area's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1800298^[19].
• Ruhr Area's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[20].
• Ruhr Area's has part is recorded as Dortmund^[21].
• Ruhr Area's has part is recorded as Essen^[22].
• Ruhr Area's has part is recorded as Duisburg^[23].
• Ruhr Area's has part is recorded as Bochum^[24].
• Ruhr Area's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5, 'lon': 7.5}^[25].
• Ruhr Area's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nl21^[26].
• Ruhr Area's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge128565^[27].

Body

Geography

Ruhr Area is in the country of Germany^[4]. It is located in North Rhine-Westphalia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ruhr Area's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4435'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5152152'}^[29], {'amount': '+5376000'}^[30], {'amount': '+5068912'}^[31], {'amount': '+5073759'}^[32], and {'amount': '+5082574'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include conurbation^[6], metropolitan area^[7], and functional urban area^[8].

History and Context

Ruhr is named after Ruhr Area^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ruhr Area include .ruhr^[34], a top-level domain^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 2013^[37].

Why It Matters

Ruhr Area ranks in the top 4% of conurbation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,523 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include .ruhr^[34], a top-level domain^[35], in Germany^[36], founded in 2013^[37].