Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf (English spelling)

Japanese: デュッセルドルフ - でゅっせるどるふ(英語表記)Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf (English spelling)

The capital of North Rhine-Westphalia in mid-west Germany. An international commercial and trade city on the right bank of the lower Rhine. Population 569,400 (2000). Located along the north-south main railway line, it is the junction of the railway to the Netherlands, and has an international airport and a river port. As a result, companies and financial institutions from Germany and other countries are concentrated in the city. There is an exhibition center with an area of ​​over 130,000 square meters, where various international exhibitions such as women's clothing, shoes, and boats are held. International conferences are also frequently held in the city, and it is known as a conference city. It is also the largest concentration of Japanese companies in Germany, and the number of Japanese residents in the city and surrounding areas is about 9,000 (the largest in Germany), and the Japan Center with Japanese department stores and hotels is located there. Industrial production includes steel, machinery, vehicles, electrical equipment, glass, printing, and chemicals.

The city began as a fishing settlement on the right bank of the Rhine where the Düssel River joins it, and in 1288 it obtained city rights and became the residence of the Principality of Berg. In the 17th century, Elector Johann Wilhelm (1658-1716) lived in the city, which flourished as a city of Baroque art. During the French Revolution, Napoleon remodeled the city, and it was also called "Little Paris." In the 19th century, it gave birth to the Düsseldorf School of German Romantic painting, and was also the birthplace of the poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856). From the mid-19th century, it developed as an industrial city, with a population of over 100,000 in 1882, and in 1946 it became the state capital.

The core of the city is the old town area, which borders the Rhine and contains the 16th century town hall and market square, with pedestrianised streets and numerous bars and restaurants, attracting a constant stream of visitors. The business district stretches from Breitstrasse, which runs north-south along the east side of the old town, to the new town area to the east, with Königstrasse (commonly known as Kö), which runs along the moat of the old town, forming the main shopping street. The former palace gardens on the northern edge of the old town are now a green park, and include the art museum, state museum and modern art gallery (former hunting lodge). In the suburbs you'll find the Neanderthal site and the Mini-Dome, Europe's largest miniature park.

[Hiroshi Kobayashi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ドイツ中西部、ノルトライン・ウェストファーレン州の州都。ライン川下流右岸にある国際的な商業・貿易都市。人口56万9400(2000)。南北の幹線鉄道に沿って位置し、オランダへ向かう鉄道の分岐点をなし、国際空港や河港を備える。そのためドイツのみならず諸外国の諸企業、金融機関が集中している。面積13万平方メートル余の見本市会場があり、婦人服、靴、ボートなど各種の国際見本市が開かれる。また国際会議もしばしば開催され、会議都市としても知られる。ドイツにおける最大の日本企業集積地でもあり、在住日本人数も市および周辺で約9000人余を数え(ドイツ最大)、日本の百貨店やホテルなどのある日本センターが所在する。工業では鉄鋼、機械、車両、電気機器、ガラス、印刷、化学などが行われる。

 市はライン川右岸のデュッセル川が合流する地点にあった漁業集落に始まり、1288年に都市権を得、ベルク侯の居地となった。17世紀にはヨハン・ウィルヘルム選帝侯(1658―1716)が住んでバロック芸術の都として栄え、フランス革命時にはナポレオンによって都市改造がなされ、「小パリ」ともいわれた。19世紀にはドイツ・ロマン主義絵画のデュッセルドルフ派を生み出し、また詩人ハインリヒ・ハイネ(1797―1856)を輩出している。19世紀中葉から工業都市として発展し、1882年には人口10万を超え、1946年に州都となった。

 市の核をなすのは旧市域で、ライン川に接して16世紀の市庁舎、市場広場があり、通りは歩行者専用道路となり、バー、レストランなどが多く、訪問客が絶えない。業務街は旧市の東側を南北に走るブライト通りから東方の新市域にかけてで、その中間にある旧市の堀沿いのケーニヒ大通り(通称ケー)が中心商店街をなす。旧市の北縁に広がる旧宮廷の園地は緑地公園となり、美術館、州博物館、現代絵画館(旧狩猟の館)がある。郊外にはネアンデルタール人出土地や、ヨーロッパ最大規模のミニアチュール公園「ミニドーム」がある。

[小林 博]

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