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Düsseldorf
Top: Düsseldorf-Hafen Bottom row from left: Ständehaus of Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Königsallee and Stadttor
Top: Düsseldorf-Hafen
Bottom row from left: Ständehaus of Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Königsallee and Stadttor
Banner o Düsseldorf
Banner
Coat of airms o Düsseldorf
Coat airms
Düsseldorf is located in Germany
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Location o Düsseldorf athin North Rhine-Westphalie
Coordinates: 51°14′N 6°47′E / 51.233°N 6.783°E / 51.233; 6.783Coordinates: 51°14′N 6°47′E / 51.233°N 6.783°E / 51.233; 6.783
KintraGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DestrictUrban destrict
Subdivisions10 destricts, 49 burghs
Govrenment
 • Laird MayorThomas Geisel (SPD)
 • Governing partiesSPD / Die Grünen
Area
 • City217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • City619,477
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,220,000
 • Metro
11,300,000 (Rhein-Ruhr)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
40001-40629
Diallin codes0211
Vehicle registrationD
Websitewww.Duesseldorf.de

Düsseldorf (German pronunciation: [ˈdʏsəldɔɐf]) is the caipital ceety o the German state o North Rhine-Westphalie an centre o the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.

Modren Düsseldorf is an important internaitional business an financial centre an an' a' renouned for its fashion an tred fairs.[3][4] Culturally, as a ceety bi the River Rhine, Düsseldorf is a stranghauld for Rhenish carnival celebrations. Ivery year in Julie mair nor 4.5 million fowk veesit the ceety's Größte Kirmes am Rhein funfair.

Even tho it ae ranks the nint amang the ten maist populous ceeties in Germany bi population athin ceety leemits, Düsseldorf is ane o the kintra's five global ceeties.

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns - Sister ceeties

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Düsseldorf is twinned wi:[5]

References

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  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
  2. IT.NRW. "Bevölkerung im Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf" (in German). Archived frae the original on 21 Januar 2010. Retrieved 30 Juin 2009.
  3. "Communla Administration of Düsseldorf, 28 of July 2008" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 16 Apryle 2010.
  4. "Immobilien Zeitung: ''Mehr Räume für die große Modenschau'' vom 28. August 2008, 1st of March 2009" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 18 Julie 2011. Retrieved 16 Apryle 2010.
  5. a b c d e f g "Twin Towns". www.amazingdusseldorf.com. Archived frae the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  6. "Town twinning". Reading Borough Council (2000-2006). Archived frae the original on 27 Mey 2011. Retrieved 6 Mey 2009.
  7. "Twin City acitivities". Haifa Municipality. Archived frae the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 14 Februar 2008.
  8. "Miasta partnerskie Warszawy". um.warszawa.pl. Biuro Promocji Miasta. 4 Mey 2005. Archived frae the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2008.