Borough 9 (Düsseldorf)

Coordinates: 51°10′40″N 6°51′28″E / 51.17778°N 6.85778°E / 51.17778; 6.85778
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Stadtbezirk 9
Park and Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf-Benrath
Location of Stadtbezirk 9 within Düsseldorf
Urban district
CityDüsseldorf
Subdivisions8 quarters
Area
 • Total36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total94,359
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
St. Hubertus in Itter
Himmelgeist

Borough 9 (German: Stadtbezirk 9) is a southern borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The borough covers an area of 36.57 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has approximately 94,000 inhabitants, making it the city's second most populous borough after Borough 3.[1]

The borough borders Düsseldorf Boroughs 3 and 8 to the north, and 10 to the south. To the east and west the borough borders the rural districts of Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively.

Subdivisions

Borough 9 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2020)[1] Area (km2)[2] Pop. per km2[1]
091
Düsseldorf-Wersten
27,151 4.42 6,101
092
Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist
2,067 4.46 464
093 Düsseldorf-Holthausen 12,775 5.35 2,388
094
Düsseldorf-Reisholz
3,753 1.85 2,040
095 Düsseldorf-Benrath 17,178 5.99 2,858
096
Düsseldorf-Urdenbach
10,559 7.55 1,393
097 Düsseldorf-Itter 2,411 2.58 927
098
Düsseldorf-Hassels
18,465 4.37 4,216

Places of interest

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Landmarks

  • Park and Schloss Benrath, Benrath, Park and Castle
  • St. Hubertus, Itter, romanesque church from 12th century
  • St. Nikolaus,
    Himmelgeist
    , romanesque church from 11th century

Parks and open spaces

  • Benrather Wald
  • Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University
  • Freizeitpark Niederheid
  • Hasseler Forst
  • Himmelgeister Rheinbogen
  • Park Elbroich
  • Schlosspark Benrath
  • Südpark
  • Urdenbacher Kämpe

Transportation

The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[3] Stations include Düsseldorf-Benrath, Düsseldorf-Reisholz and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 46 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 8 and 228.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr

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