Duisburg

Summary

Duisburg is a big city^[1]. Duisburg draws 2,975 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #115 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Duisburg was a member of Landschaftsverband Rheinland^[3].
• Duisburg was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia^[4].
• Duisburg was a member of Emschergenossenschaft^[5].
• Duisburg was a member of Mayors for Peace^[6].
• Duisburg was a member of Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen^[7].
• Duisburg was a member of Q131586184^[8].
• Duisburg is located in Düsseldorf Government Region^[9].
• Duisburg is in the country of Germany^[10].
• Duisburg is on the body of water Ruhr^[11].
• Duisburg is on the body of water Rhine^[12].
• Duisburg is on the body of water Alte Emscher^[13].
• Duisburg is on the body of water Kleine Emscher^[14].
• Duisburg is on the body of water Rhine–Herne Canal^[15].
• Duisburg's head of government is recorded as Sören Link^[16].
• Duisburg's instance of is recorded as big city^[17].
• Duisburg's instance of is recorded as major regional center^[18].
• Duisburg's instance of is recorded as college town^[19].
• Duisburg's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[20].
• Duisburg's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[21].
• Duisburg's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[22].
• Duisburg's shares border with is recorded as Düsseldorf^[23].
• Duisburg's shares border with is recorded as Wesel^[24].
• Duisburg's shares border with is recorded as Oberhausen^[25].
• Duisburg's shares border with is recorded as Mülheim an der Ruhr^[26].
• Duisburg's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Kreis Neuss^[27].

Body

Geography

Duisburg is in the country of Germany^[10]. Duisburg is located in Düsseldorf Government Region^[9]. Adjacent water bodies include Ruhr^[11], a river^[28], in Germany^[29]; Rhine^[12], a main stem^[30], in Switzerland^[31]; Alte Emscher^[13], a river^[32], in Germany^[33]; Kleine Emscher^[14], a river^[34], in Germany^[35]; and Rhine–Herne Canal^[15], a canal^[36], in Germany^[37]. Part of include Regionalverband Ruhr^[38], a special district^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1920^[41], headquartered in Q117662942^[42] and Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region^[43], a metropolitan region in Germany^[44], in Germany^[45].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[17], major regional center^[18], college town^[19], Hanseatic city^[20], urban municipality in Germany^[21], and urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Duisburg include University of Duisburg-Essen^[46], a public university^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 2003^[49]; Duisburg-Buchholz station^[50], a railway station^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1971^[53]; and Duisburger Institut für Sprach- und Sozialforschung^[54], a research institute^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1987^[57].

Why It Matters

Duisburg draws 2,975 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #115 of 300).^[2] Duisburg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Duisburg is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for Duisburg include University of Duisburg-Essen^[46], a public university^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 2003^[49]; Duisburg-Buchholz station^[50], a railway station^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1971^[53]; and Duisburger Institut für Sprach- und Sozialforschung^[54], a research institute^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1987^[57].