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Düsseldorf: More than Fashion

Düsseldorf is one of the world’s most prestigious fashion locations.

But Düsseldorf is also considered a city to feel at home in…

It is known as

the garden city: parks in the middle of town, avenues of trees, well-kept gardens
a city of culture: breath-taking international architecture, high quality performances, renowned galleries, highly acclaimed exhibitions
one of the finest shopping boulevards in Europe (Königsallee)
city of sports with extended infrastructure
culinary city with hundreds of trendy pubs, restaurants and traditional brewery outlets in its old town as well as in its modern Media Harbor

Düsseldorf has

branch establishments of 5.000 foreign companies
an international airport
an important trade fair
the largest amount of Japanese companies in Europe
more than 70 consulates and foreign promotion organizations for business and tourism

Top branches in Düsseldorf are (besides fashion)

Düsseldorf also is

in the heart of Europe
in the heart of the Rhine-Westphalia area with 11, 5 million inhabitants and of one of the largest economic areas in Europe, comparable to London and Paris

Infrastructure

about one hour by plane from Paris or London
one of the densest motorway networks in Europe – two hours away from Brussels, Amsterdam or Frankfurt
Railway network with over 1.000 train connections per day to destinations in Germany and other European countries
100 percent mobility at any time
third largest airport in Germany
75 airlines and 180 destinations worldwide
airport station with over 300 train connections
10 minutes from the trade fair location and 10 minutes from the city center

(adapted from: City of Düsseldorf, Office of Economic Development, publication “Düsseldorf, Your base in Europe”)