Wuppertal topographic map

Name: Wuppertal topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Wuppertal, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 42285, Germany (51.10402 7.01804 51.42402 7.33804)

Average elevation: 209 m

Minimum elevation: 40 m

Maximum elevation: 420 m

Uniquely for Germany, it is a "linear city", owing to the steep hillsides along the river Wupper. Its highest hill is the Lichtscheid, which is 351 metres above sea level. The dominant urban centres Elberfeld (historic commercial centre) and Barmen (more industrial) have formed a continuous urbanized area since 1850. During the succeeding decades, “Wupper-Town” became the dominant industrial agglomeration of northwestern Germany. During the 20th century, this conurbation had been surpassed by Cologne, Düsseldorf and the Ruhr area, all with a more favourable topography.