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Definition of Ruhr valley

1. Noun. A major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruhr Valley

Literary usage of Ruhr valley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. King's Complete History of the World War ...: 1914-1918. Europe's War with by William C. King (1922)
"The Berlin Government, on March 23d, had asked authorization from the Allied Powers to enter the ruhr valley for twenty days. England and Italy were wiling, ..."

2. A Short History of Germany by Ernest Flagg Henderson (1916)
"In the ruhr valley, where are some of the richest mines, ... In the ruhr valley alone there are nearly 350 shafts and more than 300000 miners are employed. ..."

3. Commercial and Industrial Geography: A Text Book for Schools, Colleges, and by John James Macfarlane (1902)
"The chief coal fields are in the ruhr valley and in Saxony, Silesia, ... The Krupp iron and steel works at Essen in the ruhr valley are the largest in the ..."

4. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1908)
"... with iron and steel manufactures ; and north of the ruhr valley, Essen, with Krupp's famous cast steel works, and further east Dortmund, ..."

5. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"... with iron and steel manufactures ; and north of the ruhr valley, Essen, with Krupp's famous cast steel works, and further east Dortmund, ..."

6. Europe by George Goudie Chisholm (1899)
"... northern boundary the still richer coalfields of the ruhr valley; while on the borders of the western section are those of the upper Meuse ..."

7. Landscapes of Madeira: A Countryside Guide by John Underwood, Pat Underwood (2002)
"The magnificent Socorridos is the focal point for this walk. Just behind the noisy 'ruhr valley' river mouth, we are drawn into a magnificent tapestry of ..."

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