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Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

State capital of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia

Name origin: thusila (Germanic, = roaring/rushing) --> Dusseldorp (= village on the Düssel)

First documented mention: 1135 AD

Population: 622,000

Area: 217.41 km²

Administrative region: Düsseldorf

District: /

Vehicle registration: D

River: Düssel-->Rhein

The club Dolce Vita is located in Düsseldorf-Reisholz.

Düsseldorf, the state capital of NRW, is the ultimate insider tip among German metropolises when it comes to quality of life, and has a great deal of interesting things to offer – beautiful landscapes, the river Düssel and lots of sporting activities. Why isn't the twice-as-large Rhine metropolis of Cologne the state capital of NRW instead? - The British occupying forces wanted it this way after World War II! The British were based in Düsseldorf, and the decisive administrative structures existed there too. Once the decision had been made in favour of the city on the Düssel, the British then founded the state of North Rhine-Westphalia on 21 June 1946.

Düsseldorf is an extremely wealthy city, home to numerous renowned companies from the manufacturing, trade and service sectors. In particular, Düsseldorf is considered Germany's leading fashion metropolis. Today, no fewer than 20 public and private institutions of higher education contribute to education here, such as the Heinrich-Heine-Universität, the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf or the AMD Akademie Mode & Design. The football club Fortuna Düsseldorf and the well-known ice hockey club Düsseldorfer EG thrill their fans. Throughout the year, numerous national and international sporting events take place that are well worth a visit. Those who prefer strolling through the city are well catered for in the Altstadt. Because of its many pubs, the Altstadt is known as the "longest bar in the world".

Who has the more beautiful Rhine promenade? As in almost every respect, Düsseldorf also finds itself in stubborn intercultural competition with its rival Cologne on this topic. The fact that Altbier is the drink of choice here in Düsseldorf's Altstadt is regarded with a certain disdain in Colonia. In any case, in Düsseldorf people are fashion-savvy and cheerfully stroll up and down the riverside promenade as if on a catwalk, whether from the Medienhafen with its trendy creative architecture and its towering 240 m high Rheinturm, all the way up to the old imperial palace Kaiserswerth, or at least as far as the Golzheimer Stadtgarten right by the Rhine, where in fine weather half of Düsseldorf seems to gather.

Düsseldorf is also Nippon on the Rhine - in no other German city has Japanese culture, based primarily on flourishing trade relations, spread so extensively over the decades as in Düsseldorf, and this is honoured every year here on the Rhine with Japan-Tag. Directly opposite, on the left bank of the Rhine, one of the largest folk festivals in Germany, the Rheinkirmes, also takes place every year. Numerous other parks and several palaces and manor houses, such as the Nordpark/Aquazoo and the Rococo/Baroque Schloss Benrath, are open to visitors within Düsseldorf's city limits.

Düsseldorf, the shopping city: the Schadowstraße is one of the busiest shopping streets in Germany. It runs from the so-called Wehrhahn westwards through the city centre and leads almost directly into Düsseldorf's ultimate boulevard of splendour, the KÖ. The shopping boulevard Königsallee naturally also invites you to shop, with the futuristic shopping centre Sevens-Center as well as the elegant and chic KÖ-Galerien and the Schadow-Arkaden on the KÖ. The Arkaden captivate with a gleaming granite façade and the seemingly free-floating glass cylinder above the main entrance. A little way diagonally opposite at the Hofgarten, you'll finally find the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, which is run in cooperation with the Stadttheater Duisburg.

How do you get to Düsseldorf quickly? Düsseldorfer Airport NRW is the intercontinental hub of North Rhine-Westphalia and enables quick transfers from all national and many international airports. Travel by car can be managed via the federal motorways A 44, A 46, A 52, A 57 and A 59. The federal roads B 1, B 7, B 8, B 228 and B 326 lead right through the city to every destination. The tram network even extends as far as Krefeld, Duisburg and Benrath.

Well-known sons and daughters of Düsseldorf include, among others, Heinrich Heine, Gustaf Gründgens, Hugo Wilhelm Henkel, Helmut Käutner, Jürgen Habermas, Heide Keller, Rosemarie Nitribitt, Thomas Allofs, Doro Pesch, Heike Makatsch, Heino, Wim Wenders, Marie Bäumer, Marius Müller-Westernhagen and Campino.