Duesseldorf Hotels

Dusseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an economic centre of ermany and is located in the Rhein-Ruhr area, the country's most populated metropolitan area. The city is situated on the River Rhine, and is renowned for its many events and also for its fashion and trade fairs. Every July more than 4.5 million eople When the Roman Empire was strengthening its position hout Europe, a few Germanic tribes clung in marshy territory off the eastern banks of the Rhine River.In the 7th and 8th ries, the odd farming or fishing ttlement could be found at the point where the small river Dussel flows into the Rhine. It was from such settlements that the city of Dusseldorf grew.The first written mention of the town of Dusseldorf dates back to 1135 then called Dusseldorp. It was told that underEmperor Friedrich Barbarossa the small town of Kaiserswerth, lying to the North of Dusseldorf, ecame a well fortified tpost,where soldiers kept their watchful eyes over every movement on the Rhine. Kaiserswerth eventually became a suburb of Dusseldorf in 1929.