The International Authority for the Ruhr was an international body established in 1949 by the Western Allies to regulate the coal and steel industries of the Ruhr area in West Germany. Its seat was in
Atlantikhaus in the Government District of Düsseldorf, from 1949 to 1953 seat of the International Authority for the Ruhr, now Ministry of Building, Housing, Urban Development and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Protest in communist East Berlin against the Ruhr statute, and against the Occupation statute.
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The Ruhr area, also referred to as the 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
International Authority for the Ruhr
…Authority for the Ruhr (IAR) was an international body established in 1949 by the Western Allies to regulate the coal and steel industries of the Ruhr area in West Germany. Its seat was in Düsseldorf. The Ruhr Authority was set out in the communiqué issued on 7 June 1948, after the London Six-Power Conference…
Geographic center of the Ruhrgebiets (51°31′03″N 7°08′42″E / 51.51758°N 7.14507°E / 51.51758; 7.14507), in the Röhlinghausen neighborhood of Herne.
Old market square in Dortmund with St. Reinold's Church
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001
Zeche Zollern in Dortmund