Ruhr
/rʊə(r)/- a region of coal mining and heavy industry in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is named after the River Ruhr, which flows through it, meeting the Rhine near Duisburg. The Ruhr was occupied by French troops 1923-4, after Germany defaulted on war reparation payments.鲁尔（德国西部北莱茵-威斯特法伦州的煤矿区和重工业区, 该区以流经这里并在杜伊斯堡附近与莱茵河汇合的鲁尔河命名。由于德国拖欠战争赔款, 鲁尔在1923-1924年间被法国军队占领）。