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'Mülheim an der Ruhr', also called ''"City on the River"'', is a city in
North Rhine-Westphalia in
Germany. It is located in the
Ruhr area between
Duisburg and
Essen, bordering to the south of the City of
Oberhausen and 30 km to the north-east of
Düsseldorf.
It is home to many companies, especially in the food industry such as the
ALDI Süd Company (
Karl Albrecht) and
The Tengelmann Group.
History
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Main sights
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Educational and Research Institutes
A number of research and scientific educational institutions are located in Mühlheim, including:
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Max Planck Institutes:
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Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry
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Max Planck Institute for Coal Research
Twin cities
Mülheim's
twin cities include:
Notable people
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Hugo Stinnes, an industrialist and founder of the
German People's Party (''Deutsche Volkspartei'', or DVP) was born here in
1870.
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Fritz Thyssen, an industrialist associated with the
Nazi Party of
Adolf Hitler was born here in
1873. He fled the party following the events of
Kristallnacht and was eventually captured. He was imprisoned in the
concentration camp at
Sachsenhausen until the end of the war. Following that, he fled to
Buenos Aires,
Argentina, where he died in
1951.
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Helge Schneider, an actor, film and theatre director, comic, singer and jazz musician was born here in
1955.
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Fritz Buchloh, football goalkeeper at two World Cups
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Hakan Karaca, singer
External links
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Official website (in English, German and French)
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