a city of Westphalia in Germany, and capital of the duchy of Berg. It is situated at the conflux of the river Duffel 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.