Ratingen

Ratingen (; ) is a town in the district of Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the northwestern part of Berg about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf.

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Ratingen is a town located in the Mettmann district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, situated about 12 kilometers northeast of the city of Düsseldorf. As a municipality in this region of northwestern Germany, it serves as a local residential and administrative center for the surrounding area.

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German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_flag: Flagge Ratingen.svg
German location.image_coa: DEU Ratingen COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Ratingen.jpg
German location.image_caption: Ratingen
German location.image_plan: Ratingen in ME.svg
German location.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German location.region: Düsseldorf
German location.district: Mettmann
German location.elevation: 50
German location.area: 88.74
German location.postal_code: 40878–40885 (1962–1995: 4030)

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Economy
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
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Ratingen (; ) is a town in the district of Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the northwestern part of Berg about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf.

==Administration== With a communal reform of 1975 the independent municipalities of Breitscheid, Eggerscheidt, Hösel, Lintorf (seat Angerland) as well as the local part of Homberg and the municipality of Homberg-Meiersberg (seat Hubbelrath) were added to the city of Ratingen.