Information about the city of Duisburg
A settlement called Duisburg was first mentioned in 883. As a trading point on the Rhine and Ruhr, the city quickly grew and was admitted to the Hanseatic League in 1407. Its location on the Rhine and Ruhr ensures that Duisburg has remained a trading center to this day. With a population of over 500,000, it is one of the largest cities in Germany - but unfortunately also one of the poorest. With the decline of the mining industry, there was a shift back to trade and logistics. This transformation is still ongoing, but with the log ports - large container terminals - everywhere along the Rhine in Duisburg, you can see the changing times. One positive effect of the demise of the mining industry is that the city's green space, at almost 45% of the city area, is one of the largest in all of Germany.
