The Düssel is a small tributary of the river Rhine in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. Its source is east of Wülfrath. It flows westward through the Neander Valley where the fossils of the first Neanderthal man were found in August 1856. At Düsseldorf, it forms a river delta by splitting into four streams (Nördliche Düssel, Südliche Düssel, Kittelbach, Brückerbach), which all join the Rhine after a few kilometers. The Nördliche Düssel flows through the Hofgarten and passes under the Golden Bridge near where I took the linked photo though closer to where it meets the Rhine.
Düsseldorf takes its name from the Düssel. Düsseldorf means "the village of Düssel".
I've reviewed the Ohio River (Pittsburgh), the Monongahela River (Pittsburgh), the Hudson River (New York) and the Arkansas River (Tulsa). Why not add the Düssel to the list?
[Review 16351 overall - 159 in Germany - 1858 of 2021.] read more