Elberfeld
Sign in to saveElberfeld () is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.
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- Elberfeld
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- Urban district
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- Reichsbahndirektion Elberfeld, Wuppertal-0113.jpg
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- View of Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof located in the Elberfeld district
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- DEU Elberfeld COA.svg
- Settlement.etymology
- Elverfelde
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- Stadt Elberfeld Lage.png
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- Historic extent of Elberfeld within Wuppertal
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Elberfeld () is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.
==History== thumb|left|The Wuppertal Schwebebahn|suspension railway of Elberfeld was built over the river in order to keep the streets unobstructed. thumb|Elberfeld ca. 1899 thumb|Bond of the former town Elberfeld, issued 1. March 1922 The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "elverfelde" was in a document of 1161. Etymologically, elver is derived from the old Low German word for "river." (See etymology of the name of the German Elbe River; cf. North Germanic älv.) Therefore, the original meaning of "elverfelde" can be understood as "field on the river." Elverfelde received its town charter in 1610.