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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 | |
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Top: Düsseldorf-Hafen Bottom row from left: Ständehaus of Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Königsallee and Stadttor | |
Coordinates: 51°14′N 6°47′E | |
Kintra | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalie |
Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
Destrict | Urban destrict |
Subdivisions | 10 destricts, 49 burghs |
Govrenment | |
• Laird Mayor | Thomas Geisel (SPD) |
• Governing parties | SPD / Die Grünen |
Area | |
• City | 217 km2 (84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
• City | 619,477 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,220,000 |
• Metro | 11,300,000 (Rhein-Ruhr) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 40001-40629 |
Diallin codes | 0211 |
Vehicle registration | D |
Website | www.Duesseldorf.de |
Modren Düsseldorf is an important internaitional business an financial centre an an' a' renouned for its fashion an tred fairs.[2][3] 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.
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