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Duisburg is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a metropolitan borough with a population of just under 500,000 in 2019. With the world's biggest inland harbour and its proximity to Düsseldorf Airport, Duisburg has become an important venue for commerce and steel production.
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Church of Our Saviour
Duisburg's oldest church. A church has existed at this place since the 9th century, then being part of the Frankish royal court. It was rebuilt after burning down in the 13th century, the current Gothic-style building commissioned by the Order of Teutonic Knights being completed in 1415.
City hall
Located at the exact place of the former royal court, the present Renaissance revival building from 1902 has replaced several predecessor buildings. In front of it stands the 19th-century Mercator well, dedicated to the famous cartographer, one of the greatest Duisburgers of all times.
Findings from the earliest stages of Duisburg's history
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg
Includes also the Mercator Treasury (a collection of globes and maps made by Gerhard Mercator, the inventor of the atlas) and a museum on the city of Königsberg.
Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt
Located in Europe's biggest inland harbour, the museum informs about the history and present of inland navigation, illustrated by several museum ships.
Internationally renowned collection of modern and contemporary art, especially statuary and sculptures.
Centre for modern and contemporary art in a former brick warehouse at the inner harbour.
Great collection of primates, dolphinarium and koala bears.
LaPaDu
Former ironworks complex which has been transformed to a park. Discover the cultural heritage of the Ruhr area metropoleruhr.de/en/home/discovering-experiencing/industrial-heritage-trail.html.
Landmark and huge sculpture created during the 2010 Capital of Culture period of the Ruhr. It looks a lot like a rollercoster, but has no carts, instead you may walk on it. Illuminated at night.
Completed in 2008, held in a traditional Ottoman style, with 1200 places one of the largest mosques in Germany. In addition to being a house of worship, it also hosts a centre for encounter as well as a library and archive of Islamic documents.
Weisse Flotte Duisburg
Europe's largest inland harbour.
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Duisburger Akzente
Festival in March.
An inexpensive Laotian restaurant in a residential district that has had enough rave reviews to merit taking reservations.
A Mongolian buffet restaurant - and a part of a bustling chain thereof to boot! - is perhaps the last thing you expect in Duisburg, but the terrace overlooking the Innenhafen and simply good food make it a pleasant surprise.
An Italian restaurant with a sizeable wine cellar, popular with local businessmen and well-to-do, many of whom grew to be friends with its host, Massimo.
Home to over 222 varieties of beer from all over the world. Reservation can only be done by phone or on site.
4-star business hotel with conference facilities.
Continental breakfast provided in this modern hotel. Consists of 169 rooms.
220-bed hostel.
Large modern shopping centre with major chains, clothing, department store, electronics, books, food. Was awarded for its airy architecture
By train
Deutsche Bahn offers hourly ICE high-speed trains from Berlin (under 4 hours), Hanover (2 hr 15 min), Munich (5 hours) and Frankfurt (1 hr 45 min).
By car
Duisburg is part of the Ruhr's very dense Autobahn network (located on the junctions of A3, A40, A42 and A59), which is however prone to traffic jams.
By bus
Flixbus serves Duisburg. Buses are usually comfortable enough but slower than trains if usually cheaper.
By car
Not all, but most of Duisburg is inside the so called Umweltzone environmental protection zone.
by taxi
A taxi rank sits on the left side of the city-side exit of the Hauptbahnhof central station.50 /km, as is usual in Germany.00.
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