Talk:Ruhr (river)

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Primary usage

I do not think that this is the primary usage of the term Ruhr in English. In English an unqualified mention of "the Ruhr" usually means the area as described in the current article named Ruhr Area. I think that this article should be moved to Ruhr (river) and the article Ruhr Area should be moved to Ruhr with a hatnote to the river article. --PBS (talk) 09:17, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Remarks on history--belong elsewhere?

The article says:

The Ruhr Area was Germany's main industrial zone during the early 1900s. Most factories were located there. Occupation of the Ruhr in the 1920s by French forces caused passive resistance, which saw production in the factories grind to a halt. As a result, the hyperinflation crisis grew even worse.

The first two sentences are OK, although it seems they might do well with a bit of documentation. But I think the rest belongs more in the article on the Ruhr region than it does here. If you're going to include this episode from the 1920s, you probably should also go into its strategic importance in World War II, and thus the damage the area suffered. But then there would be no limit, and the history of the region would be duplicated here. 140.147.236.194 (talk) 15:55, 29 December 2010 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza[reply]