District 1, Düsseldorf
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District 1 is the central city district
of Düsseldorf
, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center. The district covers an area of 11,35 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 75,000 inhabitants.
Even though being one of Düsseldorf's smallest districts by area, Stadtbezirk 1 includes several distinct quarters: the city's Medieval Altstadt
is known as an entertainment district
with plenty of Altbier
pubs and bars, while the adjacent Baroque
-style Carlstadt
has a very Bohemian character. Stadtmitte
is the city's shopping and central business district, extending into the three Gründerzeit
quarters of Pempelfort
, Derendorf
and Golzheim
- the latter three also being popular as both business locations and residential areas. The entire district has a high density of institutions and enterprises associated with the arts and culture in general.
The district shares borders (clockwise from north) with Düsseldorf districts 5
, 6, 2
, 3
and - over the Rhine - District 4
.
, other statons include Düsseldorf Wehrhahn
and a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
underground- and Rheinbahn
tram-stations. The Rheinufertunnel
is part of Bundesstraße 1
and runs some 2 km along the right Rhine side, diverting car traffic away from the streets. Two large bridges cross the river into the left-Rhenish district of Oberkassel
.
has its Düsseldorf Sales Office in Stadtmitte
, District 1.
City district
City district is a type of administrative division of Pakistan and Croatia.It is also the English translation of German Stadtbezirk and Swedish Stadsdel.-See also:*City Districts of Pakistan...
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...
, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center. The district covers an area of 11,35 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 75,000 inhabitants.
Even though being one of Düsseldorf's smallest districts by area, Stadtbezirk 1 includes several distinct quarters: the city's Medieval Altstadt
Düsseldorf-Altstadt
The Altstadt is one of the 49 boroughs of Düsseldorf, Germany; it belongs to central City District 1. The Düsseldorfer Altstadt is known as "the longest bar in the world" , because the small Old Town has more than 300 bars and discothèques.Famous is the special beer from Düsseldorf, the Altbier ,...
is known as an entertainment district
Entertainment district
An entertainment district is used to describe an area that offers several forms of entertainment or many entertainment venues.Specific entertainment districts include:* Calgary Entertainment District, Canada* Granville Entertainment District, Canada...
with plenty of Altbier
Altbier
Altbier is a German top-fermenting beer brewed in Düsseldorf and other parts of North Rhine-Westphalia.The name Altbier, which means old beer, refers to the pre-lager brewing method of using a warm top-fermenting yeast...
pubs and bars, while the adjacent Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
-style Carlstadt
Düsseldorf-Carlstadt
Cartlstadt is a bourough of Düsseldorf and belongs to the central District 1. It is in the south of the Old Town and named after the Duke Carl-Theodor, who founded this borough.Carlstadt has an area of 0.46 km²...
has a very Bohemian character. Stadtmitte
Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte
Stadtmitte is an urban borough in the central District 1 of Düsseldorf, Germany. Stadtmitte borders with Carlstadt, Pempelfort, Oberbilk and the old town of Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf-Altstadt.In the Stadtmitte there are:...
is the city's shopping and central business district, extending into the three Gründerzeit
Gründerzeit
' refers to the economic phase in 19th century Germany and Austria before the great stock market crash of 1873. At this time in Central Europe the age of industrialisation was taking place, whose beginnings were found in the 1840s...
quarters of Pempelfort
Düsseldorf-Pempelfort
Pempelfort is a city part in the North-east of the central District 1 of Düsseldorf.It borders on Stadtmitte, Derendorf, the Cologne–Duisburg railway, connecting Flingern and Düsseltal, Oberbilk, Golzheim and the river Rhine....
, Derendorf
Düsseldorf-Derendorf
Derendorf is a borough of Düsseldorf, Germany. It is located north of Pempelfort and the central district, west of Rath, south of Kaiserswerth.Derendorf has an area of 3.3 km2. About 5,000 people live there. The median age is about 43 years....
and Golzheim
Düsseldorf-Golzheim
Golzheim, a borough of Düsseldorf in District 1 on the Rhine, just north of the city center, is primarily a business and hotel district, but retains some of the old stately villas.-History:...
- the latter three also being popular as both business locations and residential areas. The entire district has a high density of institutions and enterprises associated with the arts and culture in general.
The district shares borders (clockwise from north) with Düsseldorf districts 5
District 5, Düsseldorf
District 5 is a northern city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district is location of Düsseldorf's International Airport. It is the largest district by land area, but also the least populated...
, 6, 2
District 2, Düsseldorf
District 2 is a city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district covers an area of 7,18 square kilometres and has about 57,000 inhabitants....
, 3
District 3, Düsseldorf
District 3 is a central city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's most populous and one of its most diverse districts....
and - over the Rhine - District 4
District 4, Düsseldorf
District 4 is a city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It covers an area of 12,80 square kilometres and has about 40,000 inhabitants....
.
Subdivisions
District 1 is made up of six Stadtteile (city parts):| # | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km²) | Pop. per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 011 | Altstadt Düsseldorf-Altstadt The Altstadt is one of the 49 boroughs of Düsseldorf, Germany; it belongs to central City District 1. The Düsseldorfer Altstadt is known as "the longest bar in the world" , because the small Old Town has more than 300 bars and discothèques.Famous is the special beer from Düsseldorf, the Altbier ,... |
2,027 | 0,50 | 4,054 | |
| 012 | Carlstadt Düsseldorf-Carlstadt Cartlstadt is a bourough of Düsseldorf and belongs to the central District 1. It is in the south of the Old Town and named after the Duke Carl-Theodor, who founded this borough.Carlstadt has an area of 0.46 km²... |
2,395 | 0,46 | 5,207 | |
| 013 | Stadtmitte Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte Stadtmitte is an urban borough in the central District 1 of Düsseldorf, Germany. Stadtmitte borders with Carlstadt, Pempelfort, Oberbilk and the old town of Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf-Altstadt.In the Stadtmitte there are:... |
12,786 | 1,72 | 7,434 | |
| 014 | Pempelfort Düsseldorf-Pempelfort Pempelfort is a city part in the North-east of the central District 1 of Düsseldorf.It borders on Stadtmitte, Derendorf, the Cologne–Duisburg railway, connecting Flingern and Düsseltal, Oberbilk, Golzheim and the river Rhine.... |
27,277 | 2,69 | 10,140 | |
| 015 | Derendorf Düsseldorf-Derendorf Derendorf is a borough of Düsseldorf, Germany. It is located north of Pempelfort and the central district, west of Rath, south of Kaiserswerth.Derendorf has an area of 3.3 km2. About 5,000 people live there. The median age is about 43 years.... |
18,325 | 3,34 | 5,487 | |
| 016 | Golzheim Düsseldorf-Golzheim Golzheim, a borough of Düsseldorf in District 1 on the Rhine, just north of the city center, is primarily a business and hotel district, but retains some of the old stately villas.-History:... |
11,243 | 2,64 | 4,259 | |
| source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf | |||||
Landmarks
- Düsseldorf Stock Exchange
- KönigsalleeKönigsalleeThe Königsallee is an urban boulevard in Düsseldorf, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Königsallee is noted for both the landscaped canal that runs along its center, as well as for the fashion showrooms and luxury retail stores located along its sides.Nicknamed Kö by the...
- KunstakademieKunstakademie DüsseldorfThe Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, formerly Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, is the Arts Academy of the city of Düsseldorf. It is well known for having produced many famous artists, such as Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Demand, and Andreas Gursky...
- Marktplatz
- Schlossturm
- St. Lambertuskirche
- New SynagogueNew Synagogue (Düsseldorf)The New Synagogue is the only synagogue of the Jewish community in Düsseldorf, Germany. The synagogue was built in the Golzheim district, far from the site of the former synagogue, which has been situated in the city center at Kasernenstraße...
- Drei-Scheiben-Haus
- Johannes-Church
Arts, Culture and Entertainment
- Deutsche Oper am RheinDeutsche Oper am RheinThe Deutsche Oper am Rhein is an opera company based in Düsseldorf and Duisburg. The opera also has an associated classical ballet company....
- Düsseldorfer SchauspielhausDüsseldorfer SchauspielhausThe Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus is a theatre building in Düsseldorf, with four auditoria.- External links :*...
- Filmmuseum
- Forum NRW
- Hetjens Museum (German museum of ceramics)
- Institut Français Düsseldorf
- Kom(m)ödchenKom(m)ödchenThe Komödchen is a cabaret stage in Düsseldorf.The Komödchen was created in 1947 as a political-literary cabaret by Kay and Lore Lorentz. Other participants in the initial program "Positiv dagegen", which had its premiere on March 29, 1947, were Werner Vielhaber, Bernd Nesselhut, Hans Walter...
(Political cabaret) - Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-WestfalenKunstsammlung Nordrhein-WestfalenThe Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is the art collection of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, located in Düsseldorf. United by this institution are three different exhibition venues: the K20 at Grabbeplatz, the K21 in the Ständehaus and the Schmela Haus...
- K20 (Grabbeplatz) and K21 (Ständehaus) - Kunsthalle DüsseldorfKunsthalle Düsseldorf-Building:The present art centre was built in 1967 in Brutalist architecture by the architects Konrad Beckmann and Brockes. They used commercially available precast concrete for the construction work.-History:...
- Marionettentheater
- Museum Kunst PalastMuseum kunst palastThe Museum Kunstpalast is an art museum in Düsseldorf, Germany.- History :The Museum Kunst Palast was founded as Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, a typical communal arts collection in Germany. The first exhibits were given by the popular regent Jan Wellem, Duke of Palatinate, and his wife Anna Maria Luisa...
- Stadtmuseum
- Tanzhaus NRW (theatre for dance)
- Tonhalle DüsseldorfTonhalle DüsseldorfTonhalle Düsseldorf is a concert hall in Düsseldorf. It was built by the architect Wilhelm Kreis.-History:It was built in 1926 as a planetarium, the biggest in the world at the point of construction. During the 1970s it was converted into a concert hall....
(concert hall for classical musicClassical musicClassical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
, jazz, pop, cabaret)
Transportation
As the business center of Düsseldorf, District 1 is well served by numerous railway stations and highway. Largest train station is Düsseldorf HauptbahnhofDüsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station...
, other statons include Düsseldorf Wehrhahn
Düsseldorf Wehrhahn station
Düsseldorf Wehrhahn station is located about one kilometre north of Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in central Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg line and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station....
and a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
The Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, together with the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the Düsseldorf Straßenbahn , is the backbone of the public transport system of Düsseldorf, Germany, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network...
underground- and Rheinbahn
Rheinbahn
The Rheinbahn is a public transport provider operating in and around Düsseldorf. Its network consists of 7 Stadtbahn lines as well as 13 tram and 92 bus services and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. The total rail network length is...
tram-stations. The Rheinufertunnel
Rheinufertunnel
The Rheinufer Tunnel is a road tunnel in Düsseldorf, Germany. The tunnel is part of the B1 German federal road. At long, it is the sixth longest inner city tunnel in Europe....
is part of Bundesstraße 1
Bundesstraße 1
The Bundesstraße 1 or B1 is a German federal highway running in an east-west direction from the Dutch border near Aachen to the Polish border at Küstrin-Kietz on the Oder River.-Route description:...
and runs some 2 km along the right Rhine side, diverting car traffic away from the streets. Two large bridges cross the river into the left-Rhenish district of Oberkassel
Düsseldorf-Oberkassel
Oberkassel is a quartier of Düsseldorf, with a population of about 17,000 inhabitants. Oberkassel lies on the left side of the river Rhine, the opposite side of the central district of Düsseldorf....
.
Economy
All Nippon AirwaysAll Nippon Airways
, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...
has its Düsseldorf Sales Office in Stadtmitte
Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte
Stadtmitte is an urban borough in the central District 1 of Düsseldorf, Germany. Stadtmitte borders with Carlstadt, Pempelfort, Oberbilk and the old town of Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf-Altstadt.In the Stadtmitte there are:...
, District 1.