a city of Westphalia in Germany, and capital of the duchy of Berg. It is situated at the conflux of the river Dussel with the Rhine, in E. Long. 6° 52'. N. Lat. 51° 12'. It was formerly the residence of the elector palatine, contiguous to whose palace is a celebrated gallery of paintings. Carlstadt, a new town, is nearly completed. It is divided into six regular quarters which open into an extensive square; and from the uniformity of the buildings, exclusive of the new palace and the academy of painting, forms a beautiful addition to the old city. Dusseldorf was taken by the French in 1795. It contains, including the garrison, 18,000 inhabitants.