History of the Ruhr History of the Ruhr The actual boundaries of the Ruhr vary slightly depending on the source, but a good working definition is to define the Lippe and Ruhr as its northern and southern boundaries respectively, the Rhine as its western boundary, and the town of Hamm as the eastern limit. In the Middle Ages, local power was vested primarily in the counts ("Grafen") of Berg, Mark and Cleves. The left bank of the Rhine was held by the Archbishop of Cologne. The Hellweg was an important trade route crossing the region from Duisburg to Dortmund and beyond as far as
University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum The University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum, German "Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum", abbreviated "UK RUB" is a syndicate of six university hospitals and associated facilities of the Ruhr University of Bochum. Founded in 2008 by the merger of formally independent hospitals the UK RUB is now a major provider of health in the Ruhr Metropolitan Region treating over 400,000 patients per year with a strong commitment to research and teaching. The "Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum" emerged from the Bochum Model, where several non state-owned hospitals in Bochum and the surrounding metropolitan