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Quality of life, recuperation, sport

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The town so characterised by the water extends its invitation:

To take a saunter along the banks of the restructured inland

port, the popular destination for an outing, with its restau-

rants, cafes, cocktail bars and beer gardens. To recuperate

and relax on the idyllic Sechs-Seen-Platte, the largest sub-

urban recreation park in the Duisburg area. For water sports:

From sailing, water skiing and canoeing at the Sportpark

Wedau - the venue for many international championships –

to diving in the gasometer at the Landschaftpark Duisburg-

Nord, with a spectacular underwater world.

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Duisburg – the town on the water

One of the towns of Germany with themost water. With numerous lakes andcanals. Situated directly on the River Rhine and River Ruhr. With some 650

bridges to boast in the municipal area –more bridges than in Venice or St.

Petersburg. And duisport – the largest inland port in the world.

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1 H2-Office with catering at the inland port

2 Sechs-Seen-Platte in the south of Duisburg

3 Marina at the inland port

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1 Christmas market in the town centre

2 Lifesaver fountain/Niki de Saint Phalle

3 Town festival in the town centre

4 The Chinese Garden at the Duisburg zoo

5 Duisburg wine festival

6 The dolphin centre at the Duisburg zoo

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A green town with around 2,500 hectaresof forested area. With the only zoo in

Germany which houses koalas. Here, it'sthe high season all year round: With the

unique wine festival, which regularly welcomes more than 40 German winegrowers to Duisburg, with the world's

largest dragonboat regatta and numerousother town and port festivals.

Duisburg – the lifestyle town

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Recuperate, look,

marvel

Duisburg extends its invitation to you

to discover the large suburban recrea-

tion areas with their lakes and forests,

either on foot or on one of the nume-

rous cycle routes around the town

area. To a trip to the Duisburg zoo,

with its first class dolphin show and

the chance to see rare river dolphins

and koalas “live”. To experience tradi-

tional festivals in the town, e.g.: the

pickled herring festival, wine festival,

the handicrafts fair and many more.

Or to saunter through the rambling

pedestrian zones with their street

cafes and the mile of fountains, which

together with the Lifesaver fountain,

has become the town's landmark.

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A town with the most modern andlargest casino in Germany. Housed in

the CityPalais which, since Spring2007, has provided a combination ofshopping, catering, casino and the

Mercatorhalle conference and eventscentre, all “under one roof”, which is

unique in Germany.


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Play, party, relax

Duisburg extends its invitation to you to experience the

great game of American roulette or blackjack in an easy-

going, yet exclusive atmosphere. To party at one of the hot-

test events in the town at the Delta Musik Park. To a trip back

to the times of knights or to a special musical event with a

visit to the Pulp Eventschloss. Or even to a wellness trip to ta-

ke a sauna and relax at the renowned “Niederrhein-Therme”.


1 Dancing at the Delta Musik Park

2 Enjoying concert on Kulturnacht

3 Partying at the Pulp Eventschloss

4 Winning at the Duisburg casino

5 Fun in the beer garden

6 A fresh breeze on the Rhine meadows

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A town with a high entertainment factor - right in the centre.When out shopping in the Königstraße pedestrian zone with

its many small shops and the Forum; one of the largesttown-centre shopping centres in Germany (opening 09/2008).On a visit to the multifunctional CityPalais which beats like

the young heart of the town: With the Mercatorhalle eventsvenue, the casino and international restaurants.


Concerts, congresses, culinary delights

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Duisburg extends its invitation to you to visit the redevelo-

ped town centre. The new shops and the shopping centre.

To the sophisticated Mercatorhalle Duisburg in the CityPa-

lais, which hosts congresses and conferences by day, and

shows and concerts by night. To Casino Duisburg in the

CityPalais, to play and relay in an exclusive atmosphere.

To one of the different restaurants in the CityPalais offering

international cuisine. An ideal enrichment for the choice of

catering already on offer in Duisburg.


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1 Catering at the casino; “Inside” extends its invitation

2 CityPalais catering mile

3 Mercatorhalle Duisburg

4 CityPalais Duisburg | König-Heinrich-Platz | town centre

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A town with an electric cultural scene.With old industrial culture for you to expe-rience live. With modern cultural festivals,

some of which are staged on the backdrop offormer industrial sites. With a varied museum

landscape. And with the internationally renowned Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Experience, entertainment,

music pleasure

Duisburg has a diverse range of cultural experiences on

offer and extends its invitation to you. To a visit to the

“Traumzeit Festival” with prestigious artists: From Buena

Vista Social Club to Van Morrison, performing in the old

industrial buildings of the Landschaftspark Duisburg-

Nord. To the “Duisburger Akzente” culture festival;

a festival which has been established for 30 years and

involves all the town's cultural institutions. And for children

and young people, the Duisburger Tanztage (dance event)

and the KinderKulturFestival (children's culture festival)

events are staged each year with great success.

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1 Open-air concert at the Landschaftspark

Duisburg-Nord

2 RuhrTriennale “Wolf” in the Kraftzentrale at the

Landschaftsparks Duisburg-Nord

3 KinderKulturFestival in the town

4 Duisburger Akzente, light projection on the

Duisburg Theatre

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The town in which the first map of Europe and the first atlaswere developed by Gerhard Mercator. With museums for to-

day's modern art. With a centre of international sculpture andobject art. And with something legendary for children: Thenew Legoland Discovery Centre at the pulsating inland port.

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1 Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra open-air

2 Museum Küppersmühle für Moderne Kunst

3 Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum

4 Legoland Discovery Centre (opening Spring 2008)

5 Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum

6 Deutsche Oper am Rhein at the Theater Duisburg

7 Georg Baselitz at the Museum Küppersmühle

8 “Die Kniende”, Stiftung Wilhelm

Lehmbruck Museum

9 Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt

See, feel, hear

The town invites you to rediscover culture. To visit

the most varied range of exhibitions: E.g. the top-

class collection of modern arts at the Museum

Küppersmühle – from Baselitz to Trockel; the

collection of Wilhelm Lehmbruck's lifework, as

the first address for international sculpture and

object art; the Museum der Deutschen

Binnenschifffahrt (museum of German

inland shipping), the Kultur- und

Stadthistorische Museum (muse-

um of culture and town history).

To an opportunity to rediscover classi-

cal music with the Duisburg Philharmonic

Orchestra who are among Germany's elite

and also delight with their young concept

“Klasse! Klassik”.

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A town with exceptional leisure andprofessional sport opportunities. With

the Regattabahn Wedau as a venue forinternational championships. With a

climbing wall between industrial towers.With a diving gasometer. And the opportunity to go urban golfing.

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1 MSV-Arena on the Bertasee

2 Canoe regatta on the regatta track at the

Sportpark Wedau

3 Golf at the Golf Revier Duisburg

4 Climbing at the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

Experience, adventure, fun

The town invites you to exceptional sporting activities.

To visit the water sports facilities at the Sportpark Wedau

which has diverse opportunities on offer: From water

skiing to canoeing. To an active excursion to the

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, whose backdrop

of former industrial buildings encourages you to

go climbing or diving for underwater wrecks.

To a tour of the MSV-Arena. Or to organised

sport and leisure trips with all manner

of different orientation, and can be

booked with Funsport-Reisen and

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A town in which global sporting events take place. With theUniversiade 1989 – the World Student Games – as the onlyGerman town to date, with the 7th World games in 2005,

with the opening game of the Football World Cup for Peoplewith Disabilities 2006 and most recently, the outstanding

Canoeing World Championships 2007.

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1 Success at the Canoeing World Championships 2007

2 Duisburg has two water skiing facilities

3 Cycling at the inland port

4 25th Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon in Duisburg

5 Atmosphere zebra style for MSV

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Sport, culture, movement

With the sports complexes of the Sportpark Wedau,

Duisburg invites you to the widest range of sporting

events. As the venue for international competitions on

the water and in the sports complexes, such as the

canoeing world championships, the World Games and

the Universiade. As the host to the Italian national team

and subsequent world champion during the 2006 FIFA

World Cup, which was also celebrated in Duisburg

within the scope of the large public viewing festival.

And as a town with loyal fans, who accompany Duis-

burg’s club steeped in tradition, MSV Duisburg, through

all the highs and lows, always providing a stirring atmos-

phere. Sport, culture and entertainment form one unit in

Duisburg. That way the sporting events are celebrated

with a comprehensive cultural programme and interna-

tional catering companies on offer. The 500,000 guest at

the World Games Plaza know that Duisburg understands

what it means to party.

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Tourist InformationKönigstr. 86

47051 Duisburg

T +49 (0)203 285 44 0

F +49 (0)203 285 44 44

[email protected]

www.duisburgnonstop.de

Map of the surrounding area of Duisburg

Brochure material available from the Tourist Information

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Duisburg Marketing GmbH | Kommunikation | Landfermannstr. 6 | 47051 Duisburg | T 0203.3052511 | www.duisburg-marketing.de

Picture credits: Duisburg Marketing GmbH, Ortwin Schneider (Pulp), U. Kaufmann (RuhrTriennale), Deutscher Kanu-Verband e.V.

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1 Town map

2 Town history

3 Sechs-Seen-Platte

4 Guided tours etc

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6 Image brochure of Duisburg

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WASSERWELTWEDAUTourist Information Duisburg | Königstraße 86 | 47051 Duisburg

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There arethree paths to choose: wellness, fitness, brainjogging. In one of Germany‘s largest and most beautiful leisure and relaxation areas, the Path ofSenses is the destination for all of those who want toinch their way forward barefoot to new experiences.The Path of Movement forms the parallel channelto the barrier-free, open-air fitness studio. And yourspirit too will be stimulated when you take the Pathof Knowledge with its informative display boards.Wasserwelt Wedau – the experience channel in

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