Revier is a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

word meaning area or territory. It may also refer to: * "Revier", a common nickname for the

Ruhr The Ruhr ( ; , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr Area, sometimes Ruhr District, Ruhr Region, or Ruhr Valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 1,160/km2 and a populati ...

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Revierderby The Revierderby () is the name given to any association football match between two List of football clubs in Germany, clubs in the Ruhr region – also known in German as the ', a contraction of ''Bergbaurevier'' (mining area) – in North Rhine- ...

, a football rivalry between Ruhr teams **

Revierlöwen Oberhausen Revierlöwen Oberhausen was an ice hockey team in Oberhausen, Germany. They played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penny (supermarket), PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga) (; English: ''Germ ...

, a former ice hockey team in Oberhausen, Germany **

Musiktheater im Revier Musiktheater im Revier (MiR) (Music Theatre in the Ruhr) is the venue for performing opera, operetta, musical theatre and ballet in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It opened on 15 December 1959; it is listed since 1997 as a protected cultural monument. T ...

, a performing arts venue in Gelsenkirchen, Germany *

Revier (Nazi concentration camps) Revier was a term used in Nazi camps to designate the medical facility for inmates. It was abbreviated from the German word (infirmary). The Reviers were managed by Capos who most often did not have medical training. The conditions in reviers var ...

, the alleged medical facility for inmates in the camps *

Wolffs Revier is a German crime drama television series broadcast from 1992 to 2006, about chief inspector of police Andreas Wolff, who works in Berlin's homicide department. The series, which won a Grimme-Preis award, consists of 173 episodes in 13 season ...

, a German television series

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* Abraham de Revier Sr., the first elder of the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow in Sleepy Hollow, New York *

Harry Revier Harry Jack Revier (16 March 1890 – 13 August 1957) was an independent American director, producer and first generation exploitation film maker best known for his sound films ''The Lost City (1935 serial), The Lost City'' (1935), ''Lash of ...

(1890 – 1957), an independent American filmmaker *

Dorothy Revier Dorothy Revier (born Doris Valerga; April 18, 1904 – November 19, 1993) was an American actress. Early years Born as Doris Valerga in San Francisco on April 18, 1904, Revier was one of five siblings of the famous Valerga performing family o ...

(1904 – 1993), an American actress

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