Meerbusch on the Lower Rhine
Tuesday, 2 July 2013 - 01:06 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Meerbusch, a town in
Rhein-Kreis Neuss , has been an incorporated city since 1970. Meerbusch is the municipality with the second most income millionaires in
North Rhine-Westphalia . Meerbusch is a town in the
Lower Rhine region of northwestern Germany. It is located between
Krefeld and
Düsseldorf near
Düsseldorf International Airport and
Messe Düsseldorf .
Rhine Ferry Meerbusch-Langst-Duesseldorf-Kaiserswerth © Michael/GFDL/cc-by-sa-2.5
The town is composed of eight large and small villages which used to be independent communities before the municipality was created: Büderich, Osterath, Lank-Latum, Ossum-Bösinghoven, Strümp, Langst-Kierst, Nierst and Ilverich. Thanks to its excellent motorway connections (A57 and A44) the town boasts several business parks and light industrial estates, also featuring logistic operations.
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