DINSLAKEN

city, North RhineWestphalia Land (state), western Germany. It lies in the Ruhr region, about 22 miles (35 km) north of Dsseldorf. First mentioned in 1163 and chartered in 1273 by the count of Cleves (Kleve), it developed around a castle, the ruins of which now form a wing of the city's open-air theatre. Dinslaken sustained heavy damage during World War II but has been reconstructed as a modern residential city. Its varied industries include coal mining, sawmilling, and the manufacture of steel-rolling equipment, pipes, electrical equipment, nails, wire, and clothing and shoes. Pop. (1993 est.) 67,036.