Wupper

Wupper
Wupper
Origin	Sauerland
Mouth	Rhine 51°02′43″N 6°56′27″E / 51.04528°N 6.94083°E / 51.04528; 6.94083Coordinates: 51°02′43″N 6°56′27″E / 51.04528°N 6.94083°E / 51.04528; 6.94083
Basin countries	Germany
Length	113 km
Source elevation	441 m
Avg. discharge	15.4 m³/s
Basin area	827 km²

The Wupper is a right tributary to the Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It emerges near Marienheide, in western Sauerland. Its upper course is called Wipper. On its course of about 113 km it traverses the city of Wuppertal where the Schwebebahn Wuppertal runs over the river bed. The elephant Tuffi jumped into the river from the Schwebebahn on 21 July 1950.

The river is not navigable and is located in the former Duchy of Berg. Before industrialization, the water was used for bleaching. Early industrialization profited from water power provided by the many rivulets to the Wupper.

It is crossed by the highest railroad bridge in Germany near Müngsten, between Remscheid and Solingen. A few miles further down, Schloss Burg is located on a hill overlooking the river. The river enters the Rhine river in Leverkusen, south of Düsseldorf.

Other

Else Lasker-Schüler wrote the drama Die Wupper.

Müngsten Bridge between Remscheid and Solingen

Schwebebahn over the Wupper in Wuppertal

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