Talk:Duisburg

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I know nothing of Duisburg beyond what's in this article, but the sentence:

Duisburg is one of the most unattractive cities in Germany and ranks among the most hideous in the whole world.

needs to be balanced perhaps with input from the Duisburg equivalent of the Chanber of Commerce.

Duisburg is absolutely NOT one of the most hideous cities in the world! OK, it might not Berlin or London, but face it, it's an industrial place with the biggest Binnenhafen in the world. You can't possibly expect Eiffel towers and Big Bens! There's for example the Salvatorkirche, the Altstadt, the Landschaftspark and quite a few other places to see both in and out of the city. And for anyone interested in european industrial history, Duisburg (and the Ruhrgebiet in general) is the place to be.

Anyway, what does "hideous" refer to? I can blindfold you and take you to a very hideous place and when I take the cloth off I will tell you: this is London. And when you are back home, you will say: London is really hideous. Spazzo 06:45, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

illogical sentences
At the end of the first paragraph it states that because of its proximity to Düsseldorf airport and the biggest inland harbour Duisborg has become a major place for steel production and commerce. That implies the following:

- before the establishment of the inland harbour as the largest in thw world and its identification by German national and some international media as Duisburgs main success story....

=> Duisburg wasn't a center for steel production (clearly wrong, steel produciton in Germany as a whole and Duisburg as well has become gradually less important... If at all Duisburgs decline was less severe than elsewhere. However Mannesmann, Thyssen and Krupp are gone or merged and that is a decline. The first sentence indicates to people who know nothing about German industrial history that there is a causal relation between the establishment of the harbour and that airport and the steel production center which really is a result of Gründerzeit and economic miracle clustering of industry in the region and not some airport or harbour.

=> Duisburg wasn't a center of commerce.... see above it has declined in its iportance as center of commerce for Germany... In fact it has gone from being Germanys richest cities to one of its poorest in the matter of 40 years.

=> The International Airport in Duisburg has anyhting to do with it. Far fetched really. The Steele producers would not have moved away wihtout the airport. It has a positive effect on Duisburgs economy for sure but although Duisburg is a city dominated by its economy like few else the airport should not be meintionsed in the opening paragraphs.

Have a long and fullfilling life....

SiSch —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.2.162.67 (talk) 22:24, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Ruhrort merger
The Ruhrort article consists of little more than an outdated encylopædia article from the early 20th century. Maybe rewrite this a little, then put the pieces that remain into a seperate Ruhrort section on this page. --Doco 00:14, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

The article of Ruhrort is a shambles. It is not only outdated. There is also wrong information, eg. on the population at the time of the incorporation of Ruhrort into Duisburg. Whoever wrote that article he did not know anything he was writing about. Spazzo 06:51, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Duisburg Dockers
The "Duisburg Dockers" are an American Football - Team, they do not play Baseball! In fact, Baseball - Teams are hard to find in Germany, American Football is quite popular.

Template:Infobox German Location
Please introduce the Infobox German Location. It provides a coherent look among German cities. Lear 21 23:01, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Dispargum equals Doesburgum equals Duisburg ?
Hello, I'm trying to track down where my ancestor Clodio lived. His page (which is so referenced) says "Dispargum". List_of_Latin_place_names_in_Continental_Europe says that's Duisburg. Should Duisburg's page also say so? Should Dispargum be a redirect here? References (from the list):  Dispargum—>Doesburgum .. Thanks! 「ѕʀʟ·✎」 22:07, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Duisburg seems to confirm this.. 「ѕʀʟ·✎」 22:13, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Port
Hutchison Port Holdings said his 	Duisburger Container Terminal is the largest in-land port of the world, is the Duisburger Container Terminal is one of the company or Duisport is not the owners of the port?. Matthew_hk  t  c  06:26, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the city name is printed thus: [ˈdyːsbʊɐ̯k], but the .ogg file with the pronunication sounds to me more like [ˈdyːzbʊɐ̯ç] (with /z/ and /ç/ instead of /s/ and /k/). So which is correct? If both pronunciations are correct, shouldn't both be listed? --Oz1cz (talk) 17:32, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
 * The german page says that the pronunciation is like this: [ˈdyːsbʊɐ̯k]. It also says that the local people may pronunce it like [ˈdyːsbʊə̯ç]. To me (as a german who doesn't live in Duisurg or near of it) the pronunciation currently linked at this page is not correct. I guess that's how the local people pronunce it, but that is not the popular german pronunciation. The right pronunciation is linked at the german page (spoken by a woman). Since I don't know how to change it, I would suggest someone else will do this, please. --Martina2504 (talk) 18:36, 14 October 2012 (UTC)

Lord Mayor
I'm sorry, but Duisburgs Lord Mayor is Sören Link (SPD), not Benno Lensdorf (CDU)! He was elected on July 1st 2012 (run-off). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ophelia Fennel (talk • contribs) 19:04, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Timeline of Duisburg
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content! Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 (talk) 13:43, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

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Sankt Johann Church
There is a problem with this article as I have the impression that a German who is not a native speaker (like me) of English has redacted it, I assume this because of some strange constructs and spelling. But I would like to focus on the church and the abbey. They are, in principle, two separate identities. The church and abbey (Abtei Hamborn in German) are located next to each other. The picture shown is strictly speaking a part of the abbey and not the church. 78.94.176.74 (talk) 14:46, 26 June 2023 (UTC)