.ruhr

Overview

• .ruhr is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) associated with the Ruhr (Ruhrgebiet) area in Germany.
• The string refers to the metropolitan Ruhr region and is intended for residents, institutions, and businesses in that area.
• The domain supports DNSSEC and operates under the UDRP dispute-resolution policy.

History

• The .ruhr application was submitted as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program and successfully passed evaluation.
• A Registry Agreement with ICANN was issued in October 2013.
• The gTLD was introduced in late 2013 (sources note an introduction/launch in November 2013 and delegation to the DNS Root Zone on 10 December 2013).
• The registry/manager has been identified as Regiodot GmbH & Co. KG (references in application material and ICANN records).
• The Sunrise period for .ruhr ran from 21 January 2014 to 20 February 2014, allowing trademark holders to register during the start-up phase.

Usage and Audience

• Intended audience: citizens, organizations, institutions, and businesses of the Ruhr metropolitan area.
• Actual use: adopted by residents and regional businesses to signal local identity online.
• The application emphasized the Ruhr's strong regional identity and noted many existing second-level names already containing the string "ruhr."

Registration Rules

• Eligibility policy: the applicant's eligibility policy includes measures to provide a trustworthy namespace and to enable enforcement of applicable laws.
• Administrative contact requirement: registrants without a place of general jurisdiction in Germany are required to name an Admin-C in Germany to facilitate legal and contractual enforcement.
• Structure and restrictions: the public sources provide limited detail on other specific restrictions, character sets, or minimum/maximum registration periods beyond standard gTLD practice.

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domain:       RUHR

organisation: dotSaarland GmbH
address:      Im Oberen Werk 1
address:      St. Ingbert 66386
address:      Germany

contact:      administrative
name:         Oliver Fries
organisation: dotSaarland GmbH
address:      Im Oberen Werk 1
address:      St. Ingbert 66386
address:      Germany
phone:        +49 (0) 68 94 - 93 96 246
fax-no:       +49 (0) 68 94 - 93 96 247
e-mail:       info@nic.saarland

contact:      technical
name:         Head of Registry Engineering
organisation: CentralNic
address:      44 Gutter Lane, Saddlers House
address:      London EC2V 6BR
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44 20 33 88 0600
fax-no:       +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail:       tld.ops@centralnic.com

nserver:      A.NIC.RUHR 194.169.218.155 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:155
nserver:      B.NIC.RUHR 185.24.64.155 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:155
nserver:      C.NIC.RUHR 212.18.248.155 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:155
nserver:      D.NIC.RUHR 212.18.249.155 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:155
ds-rdata:     40422 10 2 74fb0b871adf46aab5d49a1eb3b8b0b7dda42c023dd045ec0282b6187b3b4cf7
ds-rdata:     46252 10 2 3db9db25d3b8e13fbcb4eba53f61c7ce156831dce66d4a19747d17f8ab278fdb

whois:        whois.nic.ruhr

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: http://dot.ruhr

created:      2013-11-25
changed:      2023-09-08
source:       IANA