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Also known as Dusseldorf, Duesseldorf

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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
Düsseldorf
German place.elevation
38
German place.area
217.41
German place.postal_code
40210–40629
German place.area_code
0211, 0203, 02104
German place.licence
D
German place.divisions
10 boroughs, 50 quarters

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Düsseldorf

The historical entry for Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Rheinland, Rheinland, including parish and jurisdiction information, in the Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire also known as Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs.

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Volume 1 Page 388 Type HpSt. des glchn. RB. and StKr Extra Desc l. u. r/a Rhein (r. DüsselbachMdg). Lvl I Pr. Prov Rheinl. RB Düsseldorf [self] StKr Düsseldorf [self] LKr Düsseldorf [self] AG Düsseldorf [self] AG Düsseldorf-Gerresheim LG Düsseldorf [self] OLG Düsseldorf [self] BKdo Düsseldorf [self] StdA Düsseldorf-Mitte StdA Düsseldorf-Nord StdA Düsseldorf-Ost StdA Düsseldorf-Eller StdA Düsseldorf-Gerresheim StdA Düsseldorf-Oberkassel StdA Düsseldorf-Rath ev. Pfk. 12 ev. K. 32 Syn 1 Other 1 Plan Düsseldorf Comment LrA for LKr Düsseldorf The original entry has a correcting entry in the addendum. Any data listed above has already been changed to match the correcting entry OLG Düsseldorf [self] - The Oberlandesgericht for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf [self]. The Oberlandesgericht is where the Higher Court is located. BKdo Düsseldorf [self] - The Bezirkskommando for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf [self]. The Bezirkskommando is the District Military Command. You can look in the BKdo to find military records. StdA Düsseldorf-Mitte - The Standesamt for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf-Mitte. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located. StdA Düsseldorf-Nord - The Standesamt for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf-Nord. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located. StdA Düsseldorf-Ost - The Standesamt for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf-Ost. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located. StdA Düsseldorf-Eller - The Standesamt for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf-Eller. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located. StdA Düsseldorf-Gerresheim - The Standesamt for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located. StdA Düsseldorf-Oberkassel - The Standesamt for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located. StdA Düsseldorf-Rath - The Standesamt for Düsseldorf is in Düsseldorf-Rath. The Standesamt is where the Civil Registration Office is located.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Düsseldorf
Demonym
Dusseldorfois
Population
631217
Area
217.41
Elevation
38
Image
Düsseldorf Panorama.jpg
Dialing code
0203
Licence plate code
D
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postal code
40477
Commons category
Düsseldorf
Commons gallery
Düsseldorf
short name
Due
hashtag
Duesseldorf
native label
Düsseldorf
time of earliest written record
1135-00-00
male population
299315
female population
319979
social media followers
6310
P11012
1399
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64 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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