The Ruhr Area is now home to over five million people. Photo: DPA One hundred years ago, Essen was the eighth most populous German city, going on to rank as high as fifth in the eighties.

Gelsenkirchen, in Germany's western Ruhr area, is the poorest city in the country. Garbage lies about in the streets and parks, and vacant and derelict apartments are a frequent sight. Every ...

"Zollverein is a role model for structural transformation not only in Essen but in the entire Ruhr area," said Hanna Lohmann, press officer from the Zollverein Foundation. "It vividly shows that e ...

May 15, 1940 In the first large scale “bombing war,” Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs the Ruhr area of Germany, specifically civilian industrial targets that are known to aid the German ...

picture alliance / augenklick/firo Sportphoto | Jürgen Fromme Matches will also be played at two stadiums in the Ruhr region during the 2024 European Football Championship. It’s not really surprising ...

The workers obeyed and the Ruhr area stopped producing goods, however the workers still needed wages. The government printed more money for the workers but this soon became worthless with inflation.

Take the Ruhr valley, Germany's most populated urban area, and Europe's largest industrial region. The Ruhr is located in the western part of the country, near the border between the Netherlands ...

The German state of Bavaria has backed Munich's Olympic aspirations and North Rhine-Westphalia has agreed to support the ...