▁Municip ality ▁R ü hen ▁includes ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Bre cht orf , ▁E isch ott ▁and ▁R ü hen . ▁ ▁History ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁R ü hen ▁served ▁as ▁West ▁German ▁inner ▁German ▁border ▁crossing ▁for ▁in land ▁navigation ▁on ▁the ▁Mitt ell and k anal . ▁The ▁crossing ▁was ▁open ▁for ▁fre ight ▁vessels ▁navig ating ▁between ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Zone ▁of ▁occupation ▁in ▁Germany ▁( t ill ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁there after ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ), ▁or ▁West ▁Berlin ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁zone ▁of ▁occupation ▁( t ill ▁ 1 9 4 9 ) ▁and ▁there after ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁of ▁Germany . ▁The ▁traffic ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Inter zon al ▁traffic ▁reg ulations , ▁that ▁between ▁West ▁Germany ▁and ▁West ▁Berlin ▁followed ▁the ▁special ▁reg ulations ▁of ▁the ▁Trans it ▁Ag re ement ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Inner ▁German ▁border ▁Category : G if horn ▁( d istrict ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Johannes ▁L ijd ius ▁C ath ar inus ▁Pom pe ▁van ▁Me er der vo ort ▁( 5 ▁May ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁Bru ges ▁– ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Br uss els ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁phys ician ▁based ▁at ▁Nag as aki , ▁in ▁Bak um ats u ▁period ▁Japan . ▁While ▁in ▁Japan , ▁he ▁briefly ▁taught ▁medicine , ▁chem istry ▁and ▁phot ography