Opladen

Villa Römer

Opladen, now a district of Leverkusen, used to be the capital of the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis (Rhine-Wupper-District) until 1975. Opladen station is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast from Cologne on the railway to Wuppertal. It is also on the Autobahn A3. Population (1905) was 6338, (1975) 42,000. It has an Evangelical and several Roman Catholic churches. It used to have dyeing works, manufactures of dynamite, indigo products, publishing companies and a railway plant. Before passing to Prussia, Opladen belonged to the duchy of Berg.

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Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Opladen". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 


    Coordinates: 51°04′N 7°01′E / 51.067°N 7.017°E / 51.067; 7.017

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