Jump to content

Bergisches Land

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A sunset in Bergisches Land.
Bergisches Land
low mountain range in Germany
Location of Bergisches Land in Germany
Location of Bergisches Land in Germany
CountryGermany

The Bergisches Land is a low mountain range in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, east of Rhine river, south of the Ruhr. The landscape has woods, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over 20 artificial lakes.[1] Wuppertal is one of the biggest towns and is known as the region's capital, and the southern part nowadays has closer economic and socio-cultural ties to Cologne. Wuppertal and the neighbouring cities of Remscheid, Solingen form the Bergisches Städtedreieck.

Iuliacensis et Montensis Ducatus, 1645, by Blaeu

References

[change | change source]
  1. "North Rhine-Westphalia experience, Bergisches Land". tourismus NRW. Archived from the original on 2006-11-23. Retrieved 2001-11-20.