Düsseldorf Germany

First mentioned in 1159, Düsseldorf (“Village on the Düssel,” a small tributary of the Rhine) was chartered in 1288 by the count of Berg and was the capital of the duchies of Berg and Jülich from 1511 until it passed to the Palatinate-Neuberg line in 1609. Although the town suffered considerably in the Thirty Years’ War and the War of the Spanish Succession, it revived under the elector palatine Johann Wilhelm II (Jan Wellem). After being the capital of the short-lived Napoleonic grand duchy of Berg (1805–13), the town passed to Prussia in 1815. Rapid commercial and economic growth followed the establishment of iron and steel industries in the 1870s. After the widespread devastation suffered during World War II, many of the city’s old buildings were repaired and many new buildings erected.

Düsseldorf has three harbours on the Rhine and one of Germany’s busiest civil airfields at Lohausen. The city is a banking and wholesale centre and is the administrative seat of many of the Ruhr’s businesses. Its industries include iron, steel, chemicals, glass, and textiles.

It is worthwhile to be there from 13 - 16 September 2023 in Düsseldorf: You will experience the world's largest trade fair for rehabilitation and care with the widest range of market participants live on site.