Ingo Schulze spent six months exploring the Ruhr area. Not only did he discover many new things there, but also some things that connect this part of the West with the East. With state elections in ...

Often called a "mega-city," the Ruhr area is home to 12 cities that stretch over 70 miles, creating a densely populated and interconnected urban jungle. With over five million residents ...

The Ruhr area was traditionally a stronghold for the ... Frank Eckardt, who was born in Gelsenkirchen and teaches today as an urban researcher at the Bauhaus-Universität in Weimar, thinks ...

The concrete jungle conceals a gruff warm-heartedness, a vibrant cultural scene and a diverse urban society of a density that is ... exhibition “Myth and Modernity. Football in the Ruhr Area” at the ...