Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist
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Himmelgeist is an old part of Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

, which is dominated by agriculture until today.
Himmelgeist lies by the river Rhine, neighbouring to Flehe
Düsseldorf-Flehe
Flehe is a borough of Düsseldorf. It les directly at the river Rhine, neighbouring to Volmerswerth, Himmelgeist and Bilk.The name Flehe comes from the middle-age German word flet for stream or flee for "near the stream"...

 and Itter
Düsseldorf-Itter
Itter is an urban bourough of Düsseldorf.It is located near to the river Rhine, adjacent to Himmelgeist, Holthausen and Reisholz.Its name comes from the small river called the Itter.-History:The first written record of Itter was in the 12th century AD...

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It is a small suburb of Düsseldorf.
Himguis was mentioned first time in a document of 904.
Himmelgeist had many problems with the neighboring river Rhine throughout its history.
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