Ruhrområdet

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Map of the Ruhr Area with its largest cities.

Etymology

Calque of German Ruhrgebiet (Ruhr Area). Compound of Ruhr (Ruhr) +‎ område (area) +‎ -et (the).

Proper noun

Ruhrområdet n (genitive Ruhrområdets)

  1. The Ruhr Area.
    Synonym: Ruhr
    • 1890 January 22, “Utlandet. Arbetarrörelsen. [Abroad. The labor movement.]”, in Nya Dagligt Allehanda, page 2:
      Vidare förutspår betänkandet, att de nuvarande aflöningssatserna, i synnerhet i Ruhrområdet, otvifvelaktigt skola falla, si snart en återgång inträder i de höga kolprisen.
      Furthermore, the report predicts that the current payment rates, especially in the Ruhr Area, will undoubtedly fall, see soon there will be a return in the high coal prices.
    • 2018 December 21, Daniela Marquardt, “Stenkolens sista dag i Tyskland [Hard coal's last day in Germany]”, in Ekot:
      I Ruhrområdet går i dag en 200-årig industriepok i graven när Tysklands sista stenkolsgruva läggs ned. [] Det tidigare svartsotiga Ruhrområdet har bit för bit omvandlats till en region präglad av universitet och högskolor och av ett rikt kulturliv där också industrimiljöerna fått en ny roll.
      In the Ruhr Area, a 200-year industrial era is ending today when Germany's last hard coal mine is closed down. The formerly sooty Ruhr Area has been transformed bit by bit into a region marked by universities and colleges and by a rich cultural life where the industrial environments have also been given a new role.
    • 2020 September 12, Rolf Gustavsson, “Min ungdoms bild av Ruhrområdet är passé [My youth's image of the Ruhr area is passé]”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
      De ständiga rökmolnen från skorstenarna, smutsen och den dåliga luften formade min bild av Ruhrområdet. [] Häromdagen nådde mig ett litet häfte som tvingar mig att revidera den bild av Ruhrområdet som formades för över 60 år sedan.
      The constant clouds of smoke from the chimneys, the dirt and the bad air shaped my image of the Ruhr Area. The other day I received a small booklet that forces me to revise the image of the Ruhr Area that was formed over 60 years ago.