Duisburg-Rahm station

Angermund is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. Angermund is the northernmost part of Düsseldorf, neighbouring to Kalkum, Kaiserswerth, Ratingen and Duisburg. Having the second largest income in Düsseldorf, it provides a home to many corporate managers and foreign, mainly American, British and Dutch employees.

Düsseldorf-Angermund station is a station on the Cologne–Duisburg railway in the Düsseldorf district of Angermund in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia. It is served by line S 1 of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.

Duisburg-Großenbaum station is a station in the district of Großenbaum of the city of Duisburg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg railway and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 5 station. The station was opened on 9 February 1846 as Großenbaum. It was renamed Duisburg-Großenbaum on 14 May 1950. A station building was built in 1856, but it is now used as a cafe, called Gleis drei (track three).The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 (Dortmund–Solingen) every 20 minutes during the day on week days, every 30 minutes on weekends between Essen and Düsseldorf.It is also served by three bus routes operated by Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft at 30-minute intervals: 934, 940 and 941.

Kindernothilfe (KNH) is a charity organization and was founded in 1959 by a group of Christians in Duisburg, Germany, in order to help needy children in India. Over time, it has become one of the largest Christian organizations in Europe for children's aid. Today it supports almost 2 million children and young people in 31 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. KNH aims to give needy children in the poorest countries of the world a chance to a good start in life. That means a basic school education and vocational training, good nutrition and health care, as well as community-oriented support to the families of the children. KNH works together with partner organizations located abroad, usually churches, congregations or Christian organizations. However, the support of children is always granted irrespective of religion. The head office is in Duisburg. Here, staff members and volunteers coordinate the work abroad and carry out administrative, educational and lobby work as well as launch publicity campaigns.

Duisburg-Buchholz station is a station in the suburb of Buchholz of the city of Duisburg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg railway and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. The station was opened in 1970 or 1971.The station is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 1 (Dortmund–Solingen) on week days every 30 minutes during the day between Essen and Düsseldorf.It is also served by two bus routes operated by Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft at 30-minute intervals: 934 and 940.

Wittlaer is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It borders Stockum, Kalkum, Angermund, and the city of Duisburg. It is close to Düsseldorf Airport. Wittlaer has the lowest point in Düsseldorf, where the Schwarzbach flows into the river Rhine. It is 28 m above sea level. The history of Wittlaer started at latest in the 12th century. For a long time it was an agricultural settlement. After World War II, Wittlaer grew as a suburb of Düsseldorf and Duisburg. In 1975, Wittlaer became a part of Düsseldorf. The most prominent sight of Wittlaer is the Catholic Church St. Remigius, dating from the 13th century. Wittlaer is connected to the airport by road and bus links, the federal road B 8 goes across Wittlaer. Wittlaer has an underground line station. Wittlaer has two newer settlements, which are separated from the nucleus of Wittlaer: Froschenteich and Einbrungen This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

Kalkum is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It is in the north of the city, neighboring to Kaiserswerth, Angermund, Wittlaer and Ratingen. Kalkum has been existing latest since the 12th century A.C.. The old church of Kalkum and the old mill are from that century. The Castle Kalkum was in earlier times the seat of the Hatzfelds. Before that castle was built, there was another castle from the middle age. Actually there is the state archive of North Rhine-Westphalia in the castle. There is a lot of green in Kalkum. On the other way, Kalkum is near to the Düsseldorf Airport. This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.

Duisburg-Entenfang is a railway station in southern Duisburg, Germany. The station was opened in 1982 and closed on December 15, 2019. The station lies on the eastern side of the freight sidings on the freight-only line to Düsseldorf. It is situated next to a small lake, after which the station is named. The single track ends in a buffer stop just a few metres shy of the platform end. Passenger access to the other side of the freight yard is provided by a dirt track leading to a bridge overpass. No other public transport serves the vicinity of the station.

Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain is an art installation and landmark in Angerpark, Duisburg, Germany, built in 2011. It was designed by Ulrich Genth and Heike Mutter. It resembles a roller coaster, but it is a walkway with stairs. Its vertical loop continues the walkway and stairs, but it is unwalkable and is blocked off. In 2013, Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain was ranked as #6 on HuffPost's list of Most Extreme Staircases.

Schwarzbach is a river of the Bergisches Land, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rhine near Düsseldorf-Wittlaer. Its source is north of Mettmann.

Duisburg-Bissingheim station is a railway station in the Bissingheim district in the town of Duisburg, located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

The siege of Kaiserswerth (18 April – 15 June 1702), was a siege of the War of the Spanish Succession. Prussian and Dutch troops numbering 38,000 men and 215 artillery pieces and mortars under the command of Imperial Field Marshal Walrad, Prince of Nassau-Usingen, besieged and captured the small French fortress on the Lower Rhine, which the French had occupied without resistance the previous year. The Dutch regarded the capture of this fortification as more important than an advance into the French-held Spanish Netherlands.