Nest to the city hall stand this statue of a lion. the lion is the coat of arms of the Duchy of Berg.
The Bergisches Land used to be territory of the County of Berg, which later became the Duchy of Berg, who gave the region its name. The Duchy was dissolved in 1815 and in 1822 the region became part of the Prussian Rhine Province.
The Bergisches Land is a low mountain range within the state of North-Rhein-Westphalia, Germany. The landscape is shaped by woods, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains 20 artificial lakes.
Wuppertal is the biggest town and seen as the regions capital, where the southern part nowadays has closer economical and socio-cultural ties to Cologne.
Remscheid – the city where we’re staying is right in the middle of the former Duchy of Berg and is well known for their productions of all kinds of hand tools and was known as the sea port on a mountain, due to being the first city in this area to export overseas.
i like how you captured the lion silhouetted against the sky. very dramatic. good information, too, Bruni, it was an interesting read. thank you for sharing all this with us.
