Duesseldorf, Germany: General travel information
Duesseldorf, area 217 km², population 578 000, capital city of the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia
The origins of this city reach back to a settlement of celtic tribes in the 7th century on the banks of the river Rhine. The town was first mentioned 1135 as Duesseldorp when Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa I. gave orders to fortify the city
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Main sights:
- Benrath Castle, Rococo palace built under the reign of Elector Palatine Carl Theodore of the Palatinate according to plans of Nicolas de Pigage from 1755 - 1770
- Old town of Duesseldorf, famous nightlife district
- Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth, residence of the franconian emperors, origins dating back to a monastery from the 6th century, castle built in the 10th century
- Goethe Museum in Jaegerhof Castle, built 1752 to 1763 according to plans or architect Johann Joseph Couven
- Duesseldorf Castle, Palace built from the 13th to 16th century, reconstructed in neo renaissance architecture according to plans of leading architect Rudolf Wiegmann in 1845
- Angermund Castle, built in the 14th century
- Eller Castle, built in the 14th century, reconstructed 1825 and 1903
- Kalkum Castle, first documentary mentioned in the 9th century, reconstructed from 1810 to 1819
- Garath Castle, built in the 16th century
- Heltorf Castle, built in the 11th century, reconstructed in the 18th century
- St. Lambertus, Basilica Minor, gothic architecture built from 1288 to 1394
- Kreuzherrenkirche, gothic church built around 1450
- St. Andreaskirche, consecrated to St. Andrew, baroque church built from 1622 to 1629
- Neanderkiche, baroque church built 1683 - 1687
- St. Maximiliankirche, church built from 1735 to 1743
- St. Nikolaus, church built from the 11th to 13th century
- St. Martin, built in the 12th century
- St. Suitbertus, basilica minor, built 11th to 13th century
- Basilica St. Margareta, basilica minor, built from 1220 to 1240
- Old town hall, built from 1570 to 1573 according to plans of Heinrich Tussmann
- Market square, Jan Wellem monument built by Gabriel de Grupello in 1712
- Botanical garden
- Deutsche Oper, German opera house
- Duesseldorfer Schauspielhaus, theater
- Carnival
Airport
Duesseldorf Airport (DUS), 9km north of city center