The
Bergisches Land (
Country of Berg or
Land of Berg) is a low mountain range region within the state of
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany, east of
Rhine river, south of the
Ruhr. The landscape is shaped by woods, meadows, rivers and creeks and contains over 20 artificial lakes.
Wuppertal is the biggest town and seen as the region's capital, whereas the southern part nowadays has closer economic and socio-cultural ties to
Cologne. The cities of
Remscheid,
Solingen and Wuppertal are three of the biggest cities in Bergisches Land and together form the Bergisches Städtedreieck.