Rauental (Wuppertal)

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Wuppertal coat of arms
Rauental (81)
District of Wuppertal
Location of the Rauental district in the Langerfeld-Beyenburg district
Coordinates 51 ° 16 '2 "  N , 7 ° 14' 25"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 16 '2 "  N , 7 ° 14' 25"  E.
height 170- 240  m above sea level. NHN
surface 1.07 km²
Residents 3531 (Dec. 31, 2016)
Population density 3300 inhabitants / km²
Proportion of foreigners 19.6% (Dec. 31, 2016)
Post Code 42389
prefix 0202
Borough Langerfeld-Beyenburg
Transport links
Federal road B7
bus 602 604 606 608 616 626 NE5 NE8 AST02
Source: Wuppertal statistics - spatial data

The Wuppertal residential area Rauental is one of nine quarters in the Langerfeld-Beyenburg district in the Wupper valley . Rauental can be found in older literature in the spelling " Rauenthal ".

geography

The 1.07 km² residential area is bordered by the Wupper and the Rauentaler Berg road in the west , the Höfen ( Bundesstraße 7 ) and Grundstraße road in the north, the Wuppertal-Oberbarmen – Solingen railway line in the east and the federal motorway in the south-east and south 1 limited. Clockwise, the residential areas Oberbarmen-Schwarzbach , Jesinghauser Straße , Langerfeld-Mitte , Ehrenberg , Hammesberg and Heckinghausen surround the residential area Rauental.

Most of the residential area is built on. In the north, multi-family houses dominate the cityscape, while the east, from the valley location up to the federal highway 1, was predominantly built on by single-family houses. The Schmitteborn high-rise estate there is a particular focus of urban development due to social problems .

The district of Öhde is mainly occupied by an industrial area. The railway line with the Rauenthal depot takes up additional space . One of the sights and popular photo opportunities after the destruction of Haus Rauental was the deep cut of the Rauenthal and Langerfeld tunnels .

Web links

Commons : Rauental  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The problem areas of the city of Westdeutsche Zeitung from April 9, 2008