The cities in NRW and especially in the Ruhr area are everything, but not worth living. At least that’s what a recent study says. How does this happen?
NRW – What a smack for NRW (all News from NRW* on RUHR24.de) and especially for that Ruhr area. In a study about the “City as a brand” were the Cities im Ruhr area really pissed off how RUHR24.de* reported.
| Region | Ruhr area |
| Residents | 5,112,050 inhabitants |
| area | 4.435 km³ |
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NRW: The Ruhr area comes off really badly in the study on “City as a Brand”
The Company Brandmeyer Markenberatung the study “City as a brand”. In the study is it about them Perception of cities in the population in various topics such as quality of life, attractiveness, reasons to move to this city, and future prospects.
These are loud Brandmeyer brand consulting also in 2020 10,000 people about the 49 largest cities, including Schwerin (capital of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania).
Study on the city as a brand: Numerous cities from NRW and the Ruhr area included
The company advises that the Study not objective is, but the subjective perception of the 10,000 respondents reflects. The 10,000 respondents are from all over Germany. “The survey is representative of the Federal Republic of Germany and around 20 to 21 percent come from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia,” says Peter Pirck from Brandmeyer Markenberatung GmbH & Co. KG to RUHR24.de.
In the so-called Brand strength–Ranking Only two manage it with Cologne (5th place) and Münster (9th place) NRW cities in the top ten. Düsseldorf follows in 15th place. Aachen (19th) and Bonn (27th) follow with midfield. On the Places 35 to 50 shows up a big smack for that Ruhr area, which is currently also an absolute Corona hotspot (all news about Corona in NRW in the live ticker * on RUHR24.de).
NRW: Disastrous result for the cities in the Ruhr area in the study
Dortmund (35th), Mülheim / Ruhr (39th), Essen (40th), Bochum (42nd), Hamm (43rd), Hagen (45th), Oberhausen (48th), Gelsenkirchen (49th) and Duisburg (50th) form the bottom group. “The image of the Ruhr area has unfortunately changed in the last ten years, even though a lot is being done in the various cities,” said Peter Pirck to RUHR24.de.
The Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia comes off really badly in a study on the perception of cities
© Daniele Giustolisi / RUHR24
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Industrial romance between the headframe and steelworks? Currywurst and beer as a cultural asset? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that. Both 10,000 respondents comes that Ruhr area gone really bad. And that although there will be numerous projects in the future, such as the International Garden Show in 2027 or even the Olympic Games in 2032.
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Wuppertal (36th), Haale / Saale (37th), Bielefeld (38th) Mönchengladbach (41st), Leverkusen (44th), Krefeld (46th) and Chemnitz (47th) complete the group the Taillights. That sounds for NRW, but especially for that Ruhr area, fatal.
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In the results for different age groups, too, the picture changes only marginally and for the Ruhr area not at all. Young people (up to the age of 29) find Cologne (3rd place), Düsseldorf (7th place) and Bonn (17th place) particularly good. But Cities between Hamm and Duisburg? Nothing. People between 30 and 49 and over 50 also find the cities in the Rhineland or Münster more attractive.
Both most popular cities im Ranking is there no surprise. Hamburg is creaming off and is in first place in all results (general, by age group, various topics). Munich and Freiburg im Breisgau come behind. * RUHR24.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.
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