Ronsdorf is a district of the German city of

Wuppertal Wuppertal (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, with a population of 355,000. Wuppertal is the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and List of cities in Germany by population, 17th-largest in Germany. It ...

. It has a population of about 22,500. Ronsdorf was first mentioned in 1494, and in 1745 it received its town charter. It was founded a few years earlier by Elias Eller when he relocated the Zionites there from

Elberfeld Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the Germany, German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929. History The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "''elverfelde''" was ...

. Ronsdorf was made a part of

in 1929. In addition to the town, Ronsdorf consists of the villages of Heidt, Erbschlö, Holthausen, Blombach, Linde, Marscheid, Großsporkert, Kleinsporkert and Kleinbeek. As with other districts of Wuppertal, Ronsdorf was heavily damaged during the allied bombings of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

on May 29, 1943. Only a few old buildings (like the typical black and white timber-framed "Bergisches Haus") remain.

Sights

* Water supply dam (Ronsdorfer Talsperre) * Ribbon makers memorial (Bandwirker-Denkmal) (ribbon making has always been one of the major businesses in Ronsdorf) * Museum of Ribbon Making (Bandwirkermuseum) * Lutheran church, built in 1793, making it the oldest church in Ronsdorf * Reformed church, built in 1858 * Catholic church, a modern concrete building

Regular events

The "Liefersack" is a bi-annual festival held in odd-numbered years, organised by local clubs and businesses. The main purpose is to collect money for charity. In even-numbered years, the "Ronsdorfer Bürgerfest" takes place, which has the character of a fair.

Notables

Rudolf Carnap Rudolf Carnap (; ; 18 May 1891 – 14 September 1970) was a German-language philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of logical positivism. ...

was born in Ronsdorf.

References

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