Duisburg (German pronunciation: [ˈdyːsbʊɐ̯k]) 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. With the world's biggest inland harbor and its proximity to Düsseldorf Airport, Duisburg has become an important venue for commerce and steel production. In the early Middle Ages it was a royal court of the Franks, first mentioned in writing in 883.
Like many other cities, today's Duisburg is a result of numerous incorporations of surrounding towns and smaller cities. It is the fifteenth-largest city in Germany and the fifth-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia with 486,855 residents at the end of 2013. The city is renowned for its steel industry. The last remaining coal mine closed down in the summer of 2009, but Duisburg has never been a coal-mining center to the same extent as other places in the Ruhr region. All blast furnaces in the Ruhr are now located in Duisburg. In 2000 49% of all hot metal and 34.4% of all pig iron in Germany was produced here. It also has a large brewery, the König Brauerei, located in Duisburg-Beeck, which makes the König Pilsener brand. The University of Duisburg-Essen, with 39,000 students, ranks among the 10 largest German universities.
Duisburg is a village in Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
On the first of January 1977 Duisburg became part of the municipality of Tervuren as part of the fusion of the Belgian municipalities. Prior to this it was an independent municipality.
There is a church dedicated to Saint Catherine, the Sint-Katharinakerk, in the centre of Duisburg.
Sint-Katharinakerk, Duisburg
Sint-Katharinakerk, Duisburg
Twin water towers in Duisburg
Twin water towers in Duisburg
Eintracht Duisburg is a German sportsclub from the city of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1848 it is one of the country's oldest sport associations.
The history of the club includes the mergers of a number of earlier clubs, the most important of these being the Duisburger Turngemeinde für Erwachsene von 1848 – predecessor of the Duisburger Spielverein – and TuS Duisburg 48/99. It was these two sides that fused to create today's club on 24 July 1964.
Duisburger SV was one of the most successful sides of early football in western Germany. The team was formed out of Duisburger TfE on 22 March 1900 on the initiative of Gottfried Hinz, who would later go on to become president of the German Football Association (Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association). Between 1900 and 1913 SV made regular appearances in the national playoffs, twice advancing to the semi-finals, and contesting the final in 1913 against VfB Leipzig, losing 1:3. The club played as a strong side into the late 20s winning a total of ten West German championships between 1904 and 1927.