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The Rhineland way of life, top venues and excellent infrastructure:
Conventions in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf
– the name stands for dynamic growth, for an international,
urbane metropolis in the heart of Europe, and for the
Rhineland way of life that encompasses Carnival and Altbier,
as well as traditions such as the “cartwheelers”. Anybody
who has ever taken a stroll along the Rhine embankment
promenade and through Düsseldorf’s Altstadt will know that
Düsseldorf is also a city with an eventful history. It is exactly
725 years since the settlement between the Rhine and
Düssel rivers was granted its city charter by Count Adolf von
Berg.
As chequered as Düsseldorf’s history has been, its rise from
small trading and bishop’s town to world metropolis has
been just as impressive. Events have always played a major
role in the life of the city. Be it centuries-old Carnival
traditions, the Eurovision Song Contest or medical
conventions, this city on the Rhine is home to events of
every size – and cosmopo