Duisburg

Duisburg Duisborg (Low German)
City
Duisburg Inner Harbour
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Duisburg within NRW
Duisburg Show map of Germany Duisburg Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°26′05″N 6°45′45″E / 51.43472°N 6.76250°E / 51.43472; 6.76250
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Urban district
Subdivisions	7 boroughs, 46 suburbs
Government
• Lord mayor (2017–25)	Sören Link[1] (SPD)
• Governing parties	SPD / CDU[2]
Area
• City	232.82 km2 (89.89 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[3]
• City	502,211
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
• Metro	8,711,712 (Rhineland)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	47001–47279
Dialling codes	0203
Vehicle registration	DU
Website	www.duisburg.de

Duisburg (German: [ˈdyːsbʊʁk] ^ⓘ; Low German: Duisborg, pronounced [ˈdʏsbɔɐ̯χ]) is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 15th-largest city in Germany.

In the Middle Ages, it was a city-state and a member of the Hanseatic League, and later became a major centre of the iron, steel, and chemicals industries. For this reason, it was heavily bombed in World War II. Today it boasts the world's largest inland port, with 21 docks and 40 kilometres of wharf.