Industrial development on the Wupper
Radevormwald is the highest town in the Bergisches Land, but a significant part of its history lies dormant in the valley of the Wupper. From the "town on the heights", the Tuchmacherweg trail leads past the former river beach in the Uelfetal valley into the valley that the Wupper has carved deep into the mountains here.
The power of the river played a key role in the industrialization of the region. Traces of the cloth industry, which replaced the iron industry in the 19th century, can be discovered in Dahlerau. A small town developed around the textile company "Johann Wülfing & Sohn" with its own railroad station, bathing establishment, stores and workers' housing estates. A museum offers insights into the history of the former "textile town", where a large number of smaller companies have settled since the textile factory closed in 1996.
Railroad history in a deep sleep can be discovered at Dahlhausen railroad station: Old locomotives, wagons and construction vehicles are being restored here by an association that is also reviving the tracks of the disused Wuppertalbahn with bicycle trolleys. A few kilometers further on, the old tracks end since the dam for the Wupper reservoir was built in the 1980s. A regular bus service (line 671) runs from the edge of the dam back to the city center.
There are a total of five information boards along the way.
The power of the river played a key role in the industrialization of the region. Traces of the cloth industry, which replaced the iron industry in the 19th century, can be discovered in Dahlerau. A small town developed around the textile company "Johann Wülfing & Sohn" with its own railroad station, bathing establishment, stores and workers' housing estates. A museum offers insights into the history of the former "textile town", where a large number of smaller companies have settled since the textile factory closed in 1996.
Railroad history in a deep sleep can be discovered at Dahlhausen railroad station: Old locomotives, wagons and construction vehicles are being restored here by an association that is also reviving the tracks of the disused Wuppertalbahn with bicycle trolleys. A few kilometers further on, the old tracks end since the dam for the Wupper reservoir was built in the 1980s. A regular bus service (line 671) runs from the edge of the dam back to the city center.
There are a total of five information boards along the way.
