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Dusseldorf
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
Dusseldorf is a capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the economic center of Western Germany. It is located near the Rhine River and is one of the main centers of the populated Ruhr region. It lies in the middle of the lower Rhine basin on the delta of the Dussel River, where it flows in the Rhine. It is on the east side of the Rhine, except for District 4. Across the Rhine, Neuss was built on the delta of the Erft River.
Dusseldorf is built on alluvium, muds, sands, clays and gravels. The topmost point in Dusseldorf is the top of Sandberg in the eastern part of the city at 165 meters. The lowest point is at the far northern end in Wittlaer borough where the Schwarzbach enters the Rhine with an average elevation of 28 meters. Like the rest of the lower Rhinelands, it has mild winters and warm summers, with an average temperature of 10.5 degree Celsius and 77 centimeter rainfall. Its wind direction is out of the south or southeast with velocities in the range of 3 to 4 meters per second.
Dusseldorf is known as a town with best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.
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