5-624: Glasbach may refer to: Glasbach, a small river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, tributary of the Wupper Glasbach (Main) , a river of Bavaria, Germany, tributary of the Main Glasbach (Moosbach) , a small river in the suburb Herdern of Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Mellenbach-Glasbach , Glasbach is one part of this municipality in Thuringia, Germany [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-582: Is called the Wipper. Both names are related to "weave", and refer to the twisting course. On its course of about 116 kilometers (72 mi), the Wupper passes through the city of Wuppertal where the suspension railway runs for 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) above the river. It is crossed by the highest railway bridge in Germany near Müngsten, between Remscheid and Solingen . A few kilometers further down, Burg Castle
15-633: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wupper The Wupper is a right tributary of the Rhine in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . Rising near Marienheide in western Sauerland it runs through the mountainous region of the Bergisches Land in Berg County and enters the Rhine at Leverkusen , south of Düsseldorf . Its upper course
20-428: Is located on a hill overlooking the river. From the 15th century, the Wupper and its numerous streams gave birth to hundreds of workshops, mills and factories on their banks. Originally water was used for dyeing , bleaching and washing canvas and cloth; later it was used to power machines or transport waste. The Wupper thus facilitated the early industrial expansion of Wuppertal (German for "Wupper Valley") during
25-425: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glasbach&oldid=917837711 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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