Short answers, pulled from the story.
The first mention of the place dates from 1135 and 1159, when it was referred to as Dusseldorp. This early reference marks the beginning of documented history for the settlement that grew into the city.
Sovereign Count Adolf VIII of Berg granted town privileges to the village on the banks of the Düssel on the 14th of August 1288. This event followed the Battle of Worringen where forces of the count of Berg defeated the Archbishop of Cologne's army.
Düsseldorf had a population of 653,253 within its city boundaries on the 31st of December 2022. This figure makes it Germany's sixth largest city by population.
Kraftwerk is an internationally known band formed by two Düsseldorf-born musicians who declared: We are the robots. They are recognized as pioneers in electronic music and the most significant band in the history of post-war German music.
Düsseldorf became the capital of the newly created state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1946. It serves as the administrative center for this federal state located in western Germany.