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Velbert
Velbert ( Low Rhenish: ''Vèlbed'') is a town in the district of Mettmann, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The town is renowned worldwide for the production of locks and fittings. Geography Velbert is located on the hills of 'Niederberg' (meaning ''Lower Mountain''), part of the Berg region, approx. 20 kilometres north-east of the capital of North Rhine Westphalia, Düsseldorf, and 12 kilometers north-west of Wuppertal on the south side of the Ruhr river. Velbert stands on the highest part of the Niederberg region and also in its centre. Its average elevation is around 230 metres above sea level; its highest point, at 303 metres, is the ''Hordt-Berg'', and its lowest, at around 70.6 metres, is in Nierenhof am Deilbach. The highest point in Velbert itself is 263 metres above sea level, at the corner of Friedrichstraße and Langenberger Straße. Incorporation As part of the reform of local government districts in North Rhine-Westphalia that came into effect on 1 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neviges
Velbert (Low Rhenish: ''Vèlbed'') is a town in the district of Mettmann, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The town is renowned worldwide for the production of locks and fittings. Geography Velbert is located on the hills of 'Niederberg' (meaning ''Lower Mountain''), part of the Berg region, approx. 20 kilometres north-east of the capital of North Rhine Westphalia, Düsseldorf, and 12 kilometers north-west of Wuppertal on the south side of the Ruhr river. Velbert stands on the highest part of the Niederberg region and also in its centre. Its average elevation is around 230 metres above sea level; its highest point, at 303 metres, is the ''Hordt-Berg'', and its lowest, at around 70.6 metres, is in Nierenhof am Deilbach. The highest point in Velbert itself is 263 metres above sea level, at the corner of Friedrichstraße and Langenberger Straße. Incorporation As part of the reform of local government districts in North Rhine-Westphalia that came into effect on 1 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velbert-Neviges Station
Velbert-Neviges station is located in the city of Velbert in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line. History The original station was opened north of the centre of the then independent municipality of Neviges together with the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway on 1 December 1847 by the Prince William Railway Company (''Prinz-Wilhelm-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'') at line-kilometre 12.8. Since Neviges was incorporated into Velbert in 1975, the name of the station was changed from ''Neviges'' to ''Velbert-Neviges'' in December 2003. It was also moved a few hundred metres to the vicinity of the Neviges market (''Nevigeser Markt'') in 2003, so that it would have a better connection to bus transport. The original station is still preserved. The former platform canopy was demolished by Deutsche Bahn in March 2019 and the former station building is now used as a restaurant. In operational terms, the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velbert-Langenberg Station
Velbert-Langenberg station is located in the city of Velbert in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. It was built in 1847. History Velbert-Langenberg station was opened by the Prince William Railway Company (''Prinz-Wilhelm-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'') north of the centre of the then independent municipality of Langenberg together with the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr railway on 1 December 1847. Since Langenberg was incorporated into Velbert in 1975, the name of the station was changed in December 2003 from ''Langenberg (Rheinl)'' to ''Velbert-Langenberg''. In 1986, Deutsche Bundesbahn replaced the two mechanical signal boxes "Lf" and "Ln" with a relay signal box, which was given the name "Lf" (''Langenberg Fahrdienstleiter''—dispatcher). This signal box has been remotely controlled from Essen-Steele since 2004. Of the previously extensive system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velbert-Nierenhof Station
Velbert-Nierenhof station is located in the city of Velbert in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Wuppertal-Vohwinkel–Essen-Überruhr line and is served by S-Bahn line S 9. History The area of Nierenhof station was the location of the terminus of the Deil Valley Coal Railway (''Deilthaler Kohlenbahn''), the line of the first German railway company (founded in 1828 by Friedrich Harkort and later renamed the Prince William Railway Company (''Prinz-Wilhelm-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft''), which was laid next to the Deilbach from Nierenhof to Hinsbeck to serve the coal mines in the Deilbach valley, including the mine in Nierenhof. The narrow-gauge railway with iron rails was to be steam-powered, which would have made it the first steam railway in Germany. Nevertheless, the concession issued by the district government did not initially allow steam operation, even though successful trial runs were carried out. After its opening by Prince Wilhelm of Prussia on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S9 (Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn)
Line S 9 is an S-Bahn line on the Rhine-Ruhr network, operated by DB Regio. It runs from Recklinghausen Hbf / Haltern am See in the north through Gladbeck West - Essen Hbf to Hagen (Westphalia) Main Station in the south. During the day two services per hour run between Wuppertal and Gladbeck West, one service per hour between Gladbeck and Recklinghausen Hbf and Gladbeck and Haltern am See and one service per hour between Wuppertal and Hagen, using FLIRT 3XL electric multiple units. Line S 9 runs over lines built by various railway companies: *Line branch 1 from Recklinghausen Hbf (Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg railway) - to Abzwg Blumenthal (Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd-Hamm railway), opened by Prussian state railways on 1 May 1905, direction Gladbeck West (separation station) *Line branch 2 from Haltern am See to Marl Lippe junction over the Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway opened by the Cologne-Minden Railway Company on 1 January 1870, from Marl Lippe junction to Gelsenkirchen-Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witte Automotive
Headquarters in Velbert Witte Automotive develops and produces locking-, handle- and hinge systems for car doors, hatches and seats. Headquartered in Germany, Witte Automotive (former known as Witte-Velbert GmbH & Co. KG) is the European part of the Vast Alliance, the global automotive supplier alliance for vehicle access products. The privately held company was founded in 1899 by Ewald Witte. After World War II, Witte Automotive began manufacturing door brackets for the motorcar industry. Corporate structure In addition to the headquarters Witte Automotive with Sales, R & D and Assembly in Velbert, Germany, Witte-Nejdek in Nejdek, Czech Republic, is also a main part of Witte Automotive. Founded in 1992, this facility developed into a strong partner for assembling as well as for development know-how. The picture of Witte Automotive is completed the following companies, which contribute their expertise to the Witte-products: * WITTE Niederberg (former known as Friedr. Fingscheidt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
The Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr) is a polycentric and electrically driven S-train network covering the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region in the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This includes most of the Ruhr (and cities such as Dortmund, Duisburg and Essen), the Berg cities of Wuppertal and Solingen and parts of the Rhineland (with cities such as Cologne and Düsseldorf). The easternmost city within the S-Bahn Rhine-Ruhr network is Unna, the westernmost city served is Mönchengladbach. The S-Bahn operates in the areas of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg tariff associations, touching areas of the Aachener Verkehrsverbund (AVV) at Düren and Westfalentarif at Unna. The network was established in 1967 with a line connecting Ratingen Ost to Düsseldorf-Garath. The system consists of 16 lines. Most of them are operated by DB Regio NRW, while line S28 is operated by Regiobahn and S7 by Vias. The S19 will run 24/7 between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langenberg (Rhineland)
Langenberg () is a borough (''Stadtbezirk'') of Velbert, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its population is 15,717 (2021). Located in this district is the famous Sender Langenberg The Langenberg transmission tower (also translated as "Sender Langenberg" or "Transmission Facility Langenberg") is a broadcasting station that transmits mediumwave, MW, FM broadcasting, FM and TV signals. It is located in Langenberg (Rhinelan ... transmission site, which transmits MW, FM, and TV broadcasting signals. Gallery Image:Langenberg, Sankt Michaelkirche langs spoorlijn foto3 2012-03-27 14.16.JPG, Langenberg, church (Sankt Michaelkirche) close to the railway File:Langenberg, Sankt Michaelkirche in straatzicht foto4 2012-03-27 14.43.JPG, Langenberg, church (Sankt Michaelkirche) in the street Image:Langenberg, die Alte Kirche foto4 2012-03-27 14.34.JPG, Langenberg, church: die Alte Kirche Image:Langenberg, monumentaal pand (Hauptstrasse 36) op kerkplein foto4 2012-03-27 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebo
SEBO is the brand name of vacuum cleaners made by Stein & Co GmbH, a company based in the German town of Velbert. They produce a range of upright and cylinder vacuum cleaners for domestic and commercial use. Sebo vacuum cleaners are endorsed by Allergy UK (the British Allergy Foundation). Sebo stands for ''SEmigewerbliche BOdenpflege'', German for ''semi-commercial floor care''. History and commercial heritage SEBO was established in 1978 by two German engineers, Klaus Stein and Heinz Kaulig, who were seeking to build a reliable, powerful and easy to use commercial upright vacuum cleaner. Klaus Stein had previously worked at Vorwerk, the manufacturer of the Kobold vacuum cleaner since 1929. The first SEBO factory was located in Velbert, West Germany in a disused weaving factory where they developed in 1978 the SEBO 350 upright commercial vacuum cleaner. The 350 was their first upright vacuum cleaner and it was engineered for commercial uses. The company understood that most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essen Hauptbahnhof
Essen Hauptbahnhof (German for "Essen main station") is a railway station in the city of Essen in western Germany. It is situated south of the old town centre, next to the A 40 motorway. It was opened in 1862 by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn. However, the station was not the first in Essen: as the station called ''Essen'' (today Essen-Altenessen) on the Köln-Mindener Eisenbahn was opened in 1847. The station suffered extensive damage in World War II and was almost completely rebuilt in the 1950s and 1960s. During the following years, the Essen Stadtbahn and the A 40 were other construction projects affecting the station. Today it is an important hub for local, regional and long-distance services, with all major InterCityExpress and InterCity trains calling at the station as well as RegionalExpress and Rhein-Ruhr S-Bahn services. Trains of all kinds call at the station, from long distance to local services. It used to be one of the Metropolitan stops on the Hamburg to Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottrop Hauptbahnhof
Bottrop Hauptbahnof is a railway station in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd – Hamm railway and Essen–Bottrop railway and is served by RE and S-Bahn services operated by DB and NordWestBahn. History On 12 November 1879, the Royal Westphalian Railway Company opened the Horst–Osterfeld section of its Welver-Sterkrade line, but failed to build a station in Bottrop city. Just one year later the company was nationalised and the line was partly dismantled. On 1 May 1905 the Prussian state railways opened the Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd–Hamm railway, which runs parallel to the Westphalian route from Osterfeld Süd to the east for about four kilometres to the current Bottrop Hauptbahnhof and then swings to the north. On this line a station was opened nearly half a kilometre east of the present station then called ''West Bottrop'' station. This station was designed with station building on an island between two tracks to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mettmann (district)
Mettmann () is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring are the Ennepe-Ruhr, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and the district-free cities Cologne, Leverkusen, Wuppertal, Solingen, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Mülheim, Essen. It is the most densely populated rural district in Germany; it borders Düsseldorf Airport in the northwestern district borders, on the city limits of Ratingen, and is also near Cologne Bonn Airport. It was named after Mettmann, its district seat. History In the 12th century the area of today's district became the property of the earldom Berg. When Napoleon occupied the area in 1792 it became a canton in the arrondissement Düsseldorf. After the Congress of Vienna the area went to Prussia in 1816 as part of the province Westphalia, and the first district Mettmann was created. This district was merged from 1820 till 1861 with the district Elberfeld, which then became a city in its own right, now it is part of Wup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
