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Duisburg

Duisburg (; , ) is a major city in the western part of Germany, located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. With around half a million inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in the Ruhr urban area and part of the larger Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, one of the biggest population centers in Europe. Duisburg is situated at the confluence of the Ruhr and the Rhine, a geographic position that has historically made it an important center of trade, industry, and transportation. Administratively, Duisburg forms an independent city ().

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Duisburg is a major city in western Germany with around half a million residents, located where the Ruhr and Rhine rivers meet in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its strategic location at this river confluence has made it historically significant as a center for trade, industry, and transportation, and it remains one of the largest cities in the Ruhr region and the broader Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area.

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German place.name: Duisburg
German place.type: City
German place.image_coa: DEU Duisburg COA.svg
German place.image_flag: Flagge der Stadt Duisburg mit Wappen.svg
German place.image_plan: North rhine w DU.svg
German place.state: NRW
German place.region: Düsseldorf
German place.district: urban
German place.elevation: 31
German place.area: 232.82
German place.pop_metro: 8,711,712 (Rhineland)
German place.postal_code: 47001–47279
German place.area_code: 0203
German place.licence: DU
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 1 12 000
German place.divisions: 7 boroughs, 46 suburbs
German place.website: www.duisburg.de
German place.mayor: Sören Link

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Duisburg
Population: 503707
Area: 232.80
Elevation: 33
Official website: www.duisburg.de
Image: Duisburg - Schwanentorbrücke 1.jpg
Dialing code: 0203
Licence plate code: DU

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IPA transcription: ˈdyːsbʊʁk
Commons category: Duisburg
postal code: 4100
time of earliest written record: 0883-00-00
short name: Db
hashtag: Duisburg
native label: Duisburg
P6814: Duisburg
female population: 250641
male population: 245244
P8168: Gungwiller
P11012: 1403
number of viewers/listeners: 2362906

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Status
Etymology
History
Roman period and Middle Ages
Early modern period
Industrial revolution
World War II
Federal Republic of Germany
Geography
Adjacent cities
Districts
Climate
Politics
Mayor
City council
State parliament
Federal parliament
Demographics
Turkish community
Culture
Local dialect
Transport
Duisburg Port
Roads
Public transport
Media
Sport
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
Bibliography
External links

The city is known for hosting the world's largest inland port, the , which plays a key role in European logistics and international trade. The port's facilities are directly linked to major motorways, rail networks, and the Rhine waterway, connecting Duisburg to the North Sea and beyond. Today, Duisburg is a hub for the steel, chemical, and logistics industries, and it has also become an important node in trade relations with China, being a key terminus for freight trains on the Chongqing–Xinjiang–Europe railway.