Ruhr

Summary

Ruhr is a river^[1]. Ruhr ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ruhr is located in North Rhine-Westphalia^[3].
• Ruhr is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Ruhr's instance of is recorded as river^[5].
• Ruhr's Commons category is recorded as Ruhr^[6].
• Ruhr's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Rhine^[7].
• Ruhr's lake on watercourse is recorded as Hengsteysee^[8].
• Ruhr's lake on watercourse is recorded as Harkortsee^[9].
• Ruhr's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Kemnade^[10].
• Ruhr's lake on watercourse is recorded as Baldeneysee^[11].
• Ruhr's lake on watercourse is recorded as Kettwiger See^[12].
• Ruhr's lake on watercourse is recorded as Stausee Olsberg^[13].
• Ruhr's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.213611111111, 'lon': 8.5583333333333}^[14].
• Ruhr's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.450833333333, 'lon': 6.7230555555556}^[15].
• Ruhr's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ruhr^[16].
• Ruhr's Commons gallery is recorded as Ruhr^[17].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Lenne^[18].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Möhne^[19].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Volme^[20].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Wenne^[21].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Hönne^[22].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Oelbach^[23].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Abbabach^[24].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Baarbach^[25].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Neger^[26].
• Ruhr's tributary is recorded as Henne^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Ruhr's instance of is recorded as river^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ruhr include Ruhr Area^[28], a conurbation^[29], in Germany^[30]; Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region^[31], a metropolitan region in Germany^[32], in Germany^[33]; Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn^[34], a S-Bahn^[35], in Germany^[36]; Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis^[37], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1929^[40], headquartered in Schwelm^[41]; Rhein-Ruhr-Express^[42], a business^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1994^[45], headquartered in North Rhine-Westphalia^[46]; Ruhr Nachrichten^[47], a daily newspaper^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1949^[50]; and Ruhr Department^[51], a department of the Grand Duchy of Berg^[52], in Grand Duchy of Berg^[53], founded in 1806^[54].

Why It Matters

Ruhr ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).^[2] Ruhr has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55]

Entities named for Ruhr include Ruhr Area^[28], a conurbation^[29], in Germany^[30]; Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region^[31], a metropolitan region in Germany^[32], in Germany^[33]; Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn^[34], a S-Bahn^[35], in Germany^[36]; Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis^[37], a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 1929^[40], headquartered in Schwelm^[41]; Rhein-Ruhr-Express^[42], a business^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1994^[45], headquartered in North Rhine-Westphalia^[46]; and Ruhr Nachrichten^[47], a daily newspaper^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1949^[50].