Homberg/Ruhrort/Baerl Explained

Homberg/Ruhrort/Baerl (pronounced as /de/) is a Stadtbezirk (borough/district) within the city of Duisburg, Germany. The population is 39 725[1] and the district has an area of 37.1 km2 (as of December 31, 2014).[2] It consists of the districts of Alt-Homberg, Hochheide, Baerl and Ruhrort.

The municipality was created in 1975 after the local government reform of parts of the left-bank community Rheinkamp-Baerl on the Lower Rhine and the Rhine district of Duisburg-Ruhrort. In the municipality is the largest part of the Duisburg inland port Duisport.

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51.4506°N 6.7092°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221112/http://www.duisburg.de/vv/I-03/medien/Einwohner_nach_Deutschen_und_Auslaendern_am_31122014.pdf . 2015-09-23 .
  2. Zeitzeugenbörse Duisburg Duisburg-Homberg und -Hochheide, (Sutton Verlag Erfurt 2015).