Ruhr
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Summary
Ruhr is a river[1]. Ruhr ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,070 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Rhine-Westphalia[3]
- Country: Germany[4]
- Commons category: Ruhr[5]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Rhine[6]
- Lake on watercourse: Hengsteysee[7], Harkortsee[8], Lake Kemnade[9], Baldeneysee[10], Kettwiger See[11], Stausee Olsberg[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ruhr[13]
- Commons gallery: Ruhr[14]
- Tributary: Lenne[15], Möhne[16], Volme[17], Wenne[18], Hönne[19], Oelbach[20], Abbabach[21], Baarbach[22], Neger[23], Henne[24], Deilbach[25], Röhr[26], Elpe[27], Valme[28]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Ruhr basin[29]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ruhr include Ruhr Area[33], a conurbation[34], in Germany[35]; Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region[36], a metropolitan region in Germany[37], in Germany[38]; Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn[39], a S-Bahn[40], in Germany[41]; Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[42], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1929[45], headquartered in Schwelm[46]; Rhein-Ruhr-Express[47], a business[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1994[50], headquartered in North Rhine-Westphalia[51]; Ruhr Nachrichten[52], a daily newspaper[53], in Germany[54], founded in 1949[55]; and Ruhr Department[56], a department of the Grand Duchy of Berg[57], in Grand Duchy of Berg[58], founded in 1806[59].
Why It Matters
Ruhr has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Ruhr is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Ruhr include Ruhr Area[33], a conurbation[34], in Germany[35]; Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region[36], a metropolitan region in Germany[37], in Germany[38]; Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn[39], a S-Bahn[40], in Germany[41]; Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis[42], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1929[45], headquartered in Schwelm[46]; Rhein-Ruhr-Express[47], a business[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1994[50], headquartered in North Rhine-Westphalia[51]; and Ruhr Nachrichten[52], a daily newspaper[53], in Germany[54], founded in 1949[55].