Düsseldorf Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Rivalry with Cologne=== {{main|Rivalry between Cologne and Düsseldorf}} Düsseldorf and [[Cologne]] have had a "fierce regional rivalry".<ref name="Rivalry">{{cite news|title=Giving beer a home in the Rhineland|url=http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110728-36597.html|access-date=28 July 2011|newspaper=[[The Local]]|date=28 July 2011|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028121120/http://www.thelocal.de/society/20110728-36597.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The rivalry includes [[Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria|carnival]] parades, [[Association football|football]], [[ice hockey]] and [[beer]].<ref name="Rivalry"/> People in Cologne prefer [[Kölsch (beer)|Kölsch]] while people in Düsseldorf prefer [[Altbier]].<ref name="Rivalry"/> Some Waiters and patrons will "scorn" and make a "mockery" of people who order Alt beer in Cologne and Kölsch in Düsseldorf.<ref name="Rivalry"/> The rivalry has been described as a "love-hate relationship".<ref name="Rivalry"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page