Altstadt (Düsseldorf)

Coordinates: 51°13′44″N 6°46′25″E / 51.22889°N 6.77361°E / 51.22889; 6.77361
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Jan Wellem
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Street in Altstadt
map of Düsseldorf, showing Altstadt (in red) within Borough 1 (in pink)

The Altstadt (literally "old town") is one of the 50 quarters (

Stadtteile) of Düsseldorf, Germany; it belongs to central Borough 1
. The Düsseldorfer Altstadt is known as "the longest bar in the world" (längste Theke der Welt), because the small Old Town has more than 300 bars and discothèques; supposedly, each establishment's bar-counter connecting to one next door.

Düsseldorf is famed for its special beer, Altbier ("old beer"), brewed from an old traditional recipe, which is only produced in a few places in the world since the end of the 19th century.

The Old Town has an area of 0.48 square kilometer (which is less than a quarter of a percent of the whole city)[1] and has 2,429 inhabitants (2020), less than half a percent of the population of Düsseldorf. The density of population is thus 5,398 inhabitants/km2.[2]

Main sights

  • Basilica St. Lambertus
  • Schlossturm - housing the shipping museum
  • The Old City Hall (Rathaus)
  • Equestrian statue of
    Jan Wellem
    on the Market place
  • St. Ursula-Gymnasium, old Grammar School
  • Rhine Tower
A panorama of the Altstadt.

References

  1. ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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51°13′44″N 6°46′25″E / 51.22889°N 6.77361°E / 51.22889; 6.77361