Düsseldorf

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

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; 6.783 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

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

Twin touns - Sister ceeties

Düsseldorf is twinned wi:[5]

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