DUSSELDORF, a city, the capital of the circle of the same name, in the Prussian dominions. It stands where the river Dussel falls into the Rhine. It is one of the finest cities of Germany; and, though deprived of the
splendour it exhibited under its ancient dukes, has become a flourishing place by the introduction of various manufactures. The former fortifications are converted into extensive and prolific gardens. It contains three Catholic, one Lutheran, one reformed church, and ten chapels, with a house of industry, penitentiary, and an hospital, with appropriate institutions for education. The houses are 1387, and the inhabitants, including the military, in 1817 were 18,084. Long. 6. 40. 35. E. Lat. 51. 14. 12. N.