Düsseldorf
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Key facts
- German place.German_name
- Düsseldörp (Low Franconian) Düsseldörp (Ripuarian)
- German place.Bürgermeistertitel
- Oberbürgermeister
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 05 1 11 000
- German place.pop_metro
- 11300000 (Rhine-Ruhr)
- German place.pop_urban
- 1500000
- German place.name
- Düsseldorf
- German place.type
- City
- German place.image_flag
- File:Flagge der Landeshauptstadt Duesseldorf.svg
- German place.image_coa
- Wappen der Landeshauptstadt Duesseldorf.svg
- German place.image_plan
- North rhine w D.svg
- German place.state
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- German place.region
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64 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early development
- Duchy of Berg
- Prussia
- World War II
- German Federal Republic
- Geography
- Physical geography
- Adjacent cities and districts
- Climate
- Demographics
- Nationality
- Religion
- Government
- Boroughs
- Mayor
- City council
- Economy
- Financial centre
- Trade fairs
- International business
- Media
- Transport
- Air
- Rail
- Carsharing
- Streets and highways
- Public local transport
- Cycling and pedestrian traffic
- Shipping traffic and ports
- Culture
- Museums and galleries
- Performing arts
- Opera, musical theatre, and variety
- Cabaret
- Tanzhaus NRW
- Music
- Literature
- Fashion
- Carnival
- Düsseldorf's cartwheeler
- Cuisine
- Beer
- Christmas market
- Rivalry with Cologne
- Cityscape
- Notable buildings
- Parks and gardens
- Sports
- Education
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Friendship and cooperation
- Notable people
- Honors
- Born before 1850
- Born 1851–1900
- Born after 1900
- Associated with Düsseldorf
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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Düsseldorf () is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the sixth-largest city in Germany, with a 2024 population of 618,685. Most of Düsseldorf lies on the right bank of the Rhine, and the city has grown together with Neuss, Krefeld, Hilden, Langenfeld, Ratingen, Meerbusch, Dormagen, Erkrath, Solingen and Monheim. Düsseldorf is the central city of Rhine-Ruhr, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, that stretches from Bonn via Cologne and Düsseldorf to the Ruhr.