SauerlandArticle Free Pass Sauerland, region, North Rhine-
Westphalia Land (state), northwestern Germany. It is bounded on
the north by the Ruhr River and its tributary, the Möhne, and on
the south by the Sieg River and the Wester Forest, a mountainous
area east of the Rhine. It lies to the east of the Bergisches
Land (plateau) and has historically centred on the city of
Arnsberg. Its name (meaning “Bitter Land”) is allegedly derived
from the fierce resistance of its Saxon inhabitants against
Charlemagne and the Franks, but it may refer to the relatively
poor soil and often rugged hilly terrain. Formerly dependent
largely on forestry and pasture farming, Sauerland has developed
as an iron-ore mining region serving the heavily industrialized
Ruhr area. Numerous dams and reservoirs in its deep river
valleys supply water to the Ruhr area. Parts of the Sauerland
have also developed tourist industries with climatic health
resorts in the Rothaar, Ebbe, and Lenne mountains. What made you
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