This year, Düsseldorf is celebrating its anniversary: On 14 August 1288, thus 725 years ago, the settlement on the Rhine and Düssel was granted city status by Count Adolf von Berg. In the course of its eventful history, Düsseldorf first rose from being a small trading and ecclesiastical town to being the residence of the Count von Berg and the residence of the dukes and the electors of the Palatinate, then to being the capital of a Napoleonic grand duchy and finally, after an unprecedented upsurge as an industrial location, to being the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The big Bürgerfest (town festival) on 07 and 08 September is the highlight of the event calendar. In front of the town hall, a historic market will take place for two days. Burgplatz will present the city of today: Here, associations, organisations, churches and institutions have the opportunity to present their dedicated work. The Rhine embankment promenade follows suit by showing the future: Companies, administrative bodies and organisations will introduce their ideas of a prosperous city development.

More information at: www.duesseldorf.de