Wuppertal

American  

[voop-er-tahl] / ˈvʊp ərˌtɑl /

noun

1. a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany, in the Ruhr Valley: formed by the union of Barmen, Elberfeld, and smaller communities 1929.

---

Wuppertal British  

/ ˈvʊpərtaːl /

noun

1. a city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia state on the Wupper River (a Rhine tributary): formed in 1929 from the amalgamation of the towns of Barmen and Elberfeld and other smaller towns; textile centre. Pop: 362 137 (2003 est)

---

Example Sentences

Cao Ying, 38, runs a 1,000 square meter facility—roughly the size of two NBA basketball courts—in Wuppertal, outside of Düsseldorf, Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Yousef Wynne, 39, of Wuppertal Court, Jarrow, was remanded in custody and is due to appear before South Tyneside magistrates on Monday.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

Peter Brötzmann, 82, an avant-garde saxophonist whose ferocious playing and uncompromising independence made him one of Europe’s most influential free-jazz musicians, died June 22 at his home in Wuppertal, Germany.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch has undergone changes in leadership in the years since Bausch died suddenly — only days after learning that she had cancer.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2023

“You cannot ignore the fact that there is a growing number of analytical chemists who cannot detect these things,” says Nils Helge Schebb, chair of food chemistry at the University of Wuppertal and lead author.

From Science Magazine • May 4, 2022