Neanderthal, Germany
Neanderthal is a small valley of the river Düssel in the
German state of
North Rhine-Westphalia, near the city Mettmann. It is best known for the fact that it was there that in
1856, fossils of "
Neanderthal man" were found.
The valley was named after Joachim Neander, who lived nearby and loved the valley to give him the inspiration for his compositions.\n