Niederbergisch-Märkisches Land
The Niederbergisch-Märkische Land is a cultural landscape in the North Rhine-Westphalian administrative districts of Düsseldorf and Arnsberg . It is managed by the regional associations of Rhineland and Westphalia-Lippe as one of 32 North Rhine-Westphalian cultural landscapes under the key number KL 20.
Location and demarcation
The cultural landscape of Lower Bergisch-Märkisches country includes the Mettmann district , the Ennepe-Ruhr district with the exception of cities Breckerfeld and Witten , the Mark Brandenburg district , the city of Wuppertal , large parts of the cities Hagen , Remscheid and Solingen , as well as the cities sword and Fröndenberg of Unna district .
In the north, the Niederbergisch-Märkische Land is bordered by the Ruhr area , in the west by the Rhine rail , in the south and southeast by the cultural landscapes of Bergisches Land and Sauerland . To the east, the cultural landscape merges into the Hellwegbörden .
In contrast to the natural spatial division, the cultural landscape is primarily defined as an economic area and therefore combines parts of the Niederbergisch-Märkisches Hügelland natural area with parts of the Bergische Plateaus and parts of the Märkisches Oberland natural area according to cultural and economic criteria.
This economic area has as a cultural landscape delimiting the near-surface mining of hard coal and the proto- and early industrial metal processing and textile production.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cultural landscapes in North Rhine-Westphalia , Regional Association Westphalia-Lippe (PDF; 35.5 MB)
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ' N , 7 ° 10' E