Duisburg

Duisburg is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an independent metropolitan borough within Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf. The harbour of Duisburg is the largest inland port in Europe.

Related Topics:
German - Ruhr Area - North Rhine-Westphalia - Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf - Inland port

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There is a university in the city which merged with the University of Essen in 2003 to form the University of Duisburg-Essen.

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Today's city is, as is the case with all big cities in Germany, a result of numerous incorporations of surrounding towns and smaller cities. At the beginning of the 20th century the city surpassed the 100,000 limit.

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Today it is the 12th-largest city in Germany and the fifth city in North Rhine-Westphalia with 506,496 residents (as of 31 December 2003). The city is renowned for its steel industry. There is still one coal mine in operation, but Duisburg has never been a coal-mining location to the same extent as the other places in the Ruhr. All blast furnaces in the Ruhr are now located in Duisburg. 49% of all hot metal and 34.4% of all crude steel in Germany is produced here (status 2000).

Related Topics:
North Rhine-Westphalia - 31 December - 2003 - Steel industry - Ruhr - Blast furnaces - Germany

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