Wuppertal holds 2 places documented in this archive, among them Opernhaus Wuppertal and Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station.
What this page is
This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Wuppertal, Germany: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.
Why visit
Wuppertal is the city of the Schwebebahn, its landmark and the oldest suspension railway still in service.
Origins and history
The city of Wuppertal came into being only in 1929, when — apart from a smaller territorial reform in 1975 — it took its present form: it was founded on 1 August 1929 by the union of the independent cities of Elberfeld and Barmen and of the towns of Ronsdorf, Cronenberg and Vohwinkel, under the name Barmen-Elberfeld, and renamed Wuppertal in 1930. The name expresses the geographical position of Barmen and Elberfeld in the valley of the Wupper. First traces of human settlement in the valley go back to 1000 BC.
Key facts
- Country: Germany
- Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
- Places in this archive: 2
- Centre of the documented entries: 51.2562°N, 7.1508°E
Places documented in Wuppertal
- Opernhaus Wuppertal — A 1905 opera house in Wuppertal that houses avant-garde dance by Pina Bausch's company and classical opera performances after wartime recons
- Wuppertal-Vohwinkel station — A triangular railway junction in western Wuppertal, Germany, reflecting 19th-century German engineering where form followed function at regi
What is on in Wuppertal
- Schön & Streng. Die Macht des Ornaments — Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, 11 October 2026 – 14 February 2027 — 11 October 2026 — 14 February 2027
Sources
The entries listed above are the source of the counts, the names and the position on this page.
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