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From Wikipedia
Barmen is a former industrial metropolis of the region of Bergisches Land, Germany, which in 1929 with four other towns was merged with the city of Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia. Barmen was the birth-place of Friedrich Engels and together with the neighbouring town of Elberfeld founded the first electric suspended monorail tramway system, the floating tram or Schwebebahn. Barmen nevertheless has an interesting history because it was a pioneering centre for both the early industrial revolution on the European mainland, and for the socialist movement and its theory.
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Last revised: Friday, August 12, 2011