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.

Culture

Duisburg hosts a comprehensive range of cultural facilities and events. A highlight is the annual "Duisburger Akzente" http://www.duisburger-akzente.de, a festival focusing on modern social, political and cultural topics.

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Thanks to its history as a harbor city and a trade and industrial center Duisburg offers a variety of architectural places of interest. The spectrum goes from old churches such as "St Johann Baptist" in Duisburg-Hamborn, which was built in 900, to modern age buildings like Micro-Electronic-Centrum in Duisburg-Neudorf, built in 1995.

Related Topics:
900 - 1995

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Another subject of interest is the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord http://www.landschaftspark.de/english/html/nav/welcome.html an abandoned industrial complex open to the public.

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The city center locates the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum http://lehmbruck.cynapsis.com/?part=en, the municipal theatre http://www.theater-duisburg.de and the shopping street known as "fountain mile".

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