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The Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region (German: Metropolregion Rhein-Ruhr) is the largest metropolitan region in Germany, with over ten million inhabitants. [2] A polycentric conurbation with several major urban concentrations, the region covers an area of 7,110 square kilometres (2,750 sq mi), entirely within the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Borough 1 (German: Stadtbezirk 1) is the central borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center. The borough covers an area of 11.31 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has about 86,000 inhabitants.
The city of Düsseldorf is a member of the German North Rhine-Westphalia District, Municipality and City Friends of Pedestrians and Cyclists Working Group, who bestowed upon Düsseldorf the title of "Friend of Cyclists City" in 2007, although the city still has a few gaps in the network of cycle paths in the eyes of many of its citizens.
From the air, gun emplacements can still be seen on top of these apartments and these were used to defend Düsseldorf during World War II. Since 1958 Golzheim is the place of the New Synagogue of Düsseldorf, which is the religious center for about 7.500 members of the local Jewish community, the third largest in Germany.
map of Düsseldorf, showing Unterbilk (in red) within Borough 3 (in pink). Unterbilk is an urban quarter in Borough 3 of the North Rhine-Westphalia state capital Düsseldorf.It is the seat of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Rheinturm tower and, together with the Düsseldorf docks is the centre of the media industry in Düsseldorf.
The City of Düsseldorf consists of 50 city parts , which are collected into 10 boroughs (Stadtbezirke). [1] [2] Every district has its own local assembly (local parliament Bezirksvertretung) and its own borough mayor (Bezirksbürgermeister). The Bezirksvertretungen have only advisory roles, they do not have their own budgets.
Terrace Hill, also known as Hubbell Mansion, Benjamin F. Allen House or the Iowa Governor's Mansion, is the official residence of the governor of Iowa, United States. Located at 2300 Grand Avenue in Des Moines, it is an example of Second Empire architecture. The home measures 18,000 square feet (1,600 m 2).
Düsseldorf Airport is located in Lohausen, part of Borough 5. Stations include Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf-Angermund and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 44, 52 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 7 and 8.