Today, it finds its expression mainly in a humorous form (especially during the Rhineland Karneval) and in sports. After this battle the relationship between the four cities deteriorated, because they were commercial rivals it is often said that there is a kind of hostility between the citizens of Cologne and Düsseldorf. Today the symbol (Der Radschläger) represents the story and every year the Düsseldorfers celebrate by having a cartwheeling contest. There are variations of the origin of the cartwheeling children. The custom of turning cartwheels is credited to the children of Düsseldorf. The Archbishop of Cologne's forces were wiped out by the forces of the count of Berg who were supported by citizens and farmers of Cologne and Düsseldorf, paving the way for Düsseldorf's elevation to city status, which is commemorated today by a monument on the Burgplatz. Rheinturm Düsseldorf 70th Anniversary of the state NRW Illumination with Rheinkomet, including a real comet at the right side 7.11 Museums, arts and history institutes, and other attractions.7.5.1 Legends of its origin and history.The city is also known for its influence on electronic/experimental music ( Kraftwerk) and its Japanese community. There are 22 institutions of higher education in the city including the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, the university of applied sciences ( Hochschule Düsseldorf), the academy of arts ( Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, whose members include Joseph Beuys, Emanuel Leutze, August Macke, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, and Andreas Gursky), and the university of music ( Robert-Schumann-Musikhochschule Düsseldorf). As second largest city of the Rhineland, Düsseldorf holds Rhenish Carnival celebrations every year in February/March, the Düsseldorf carnival celebrations being the third most popular in Germany after those held in Cologne and Mainz. Messe Düsseldorf organises nearly one fifth of premier trade shows. Düsseldorf is an international business and financial centre, renowned for its fashion and trade fairs, and is headquarters to one Fortune Global 500 and two DAX companies. Düsseldorf Airport is Germany's third-busiest airport after those of Frankfurt and Munich, serving as the most important international airport for the inhabitants of the densely populated Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area. Mercer's 2012 Quality of Living survey ranked Düsseldorf the sixth most livable city in the world. It is the largest city in the German Low Franconian dialect area (closely related to Dutch). It neighbours the Cologne Bonn Region to the south and the Ruhr to the north. Düsseldorf lies in the centre of both the Rhine-Ruhr and the Rhineland Metropolitan Region. Most of the city lies on the right bank of the Rhine (unlike Cologne, which is on the river's left bank). The -dorf suffix means "village" in German (English cognate: thorp) its use is unusual for a settlement as large as Düsseldorf. It is located at the confluence of two rivers: the Rhine and the Düssel, a small tributary. Düsseldorf is classified as a GaWC Beta+ world city. It is the second-largest city in the state and the seventh-largest city in Germany, with a population of 617,280. Düsseldorf ( UK: / ˈ d ʊ s əl d ɔːr f/, US: / ˈ dj uː s-/, German: ( listen) often Dusseldorf in English sources Low Franconian and Ripuarian: Düsseldörp archaic Dutch: Dusseldorp) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany.
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