District 5, Düsseldorf
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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. The district is location of Düsseldorf's International Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport is the largest airport in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and the third largest airport in Germany, handling 18.99 million passengers in 2010....
. It is the largest district by land area, but also the least populated. The district covers an area of 50,96 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 32,500 inhabitants.
Stadtbezirk 5 borders with the Düsseldorf districts 1
District 1, Düsseldorf
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...
and 6 to the South, and - via a shared border across 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....
to the South-West. To the West - also across the Rhine - it borders with Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Neuss is a Kreis in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Nearby are the urban districts Mönchengladbach, Krefeld, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, the districts Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Düren, Heinsberg and the district Viersen.-History:...
. Further it shares borders with the city of Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
to the North, and Kreis Mettmann to the East.
Subdivisions
District 5 is made up of six Stadtteile (city parts):| # | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km²) | Pop. per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051 | Düsseldorf-Stockum Düsseldorf-Stockum Stockum is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It is located north of Unterrath and Golzheim, east of Kaiserswerth, west of Lohausen and the Düsseldorf Airport, south of Kalkum.Stockum has an area of 6.70 km² and 4,894 inhabitants.... |
5,060 | 6,70 | 755 | |
| 052 | Düsseldorf-Lohausen Düsseldorf-Lohausen Lohausen is an urban borough in the north of Düsseldorf, in neighbourhood to Stockum, Kaiserswerth, Unterrath, Wittlaer, the river Rhine and Ratingen. The airport of Düsseldorf is in Lohausen.... |
4,009 | 11,66 | 344 | |
| 053 | Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth Kaiserswerth is one of the oldest parts of the City of Düsseldorf. It is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. It houses the Deaconess's Institute of Kaiserswerth where Florence Nightingale studied.... |
7,897 | 4,71 | 1,677 | |
| 054 | Düsseldorf-Wittlaer Düsseldorf-Wittlaer Wittlaer is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It borders Stockum, Kalkum, Angermund, and the city of Duisburg. It is close to Düsseldorf Airport. Wittlaer has the lowest point in Düsseldorf, where the Schwarzbach flows into the river Rhine. It is 28 m above sea level.The history of Wittlaer started... |
7,654 | 6,91 | 1,108 | |
| 055 | Düsseldorf-Angermund Düsseldorf-Angermund Angermund is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. Angermund is the northernmost part of Düsseldorf, neighbouring to Kalkum, Kaiserswerth and Duisburg... |
6,005 | 13,30 | 452 | |
| 056 | Düsseldorf-Kalkum Düsseldorf-Kalkum Kalkum is an urban borough of Düsseldorf.It is in the north of the city, neighboring to Kaiserswerth, Angermund, Wittlaer and Ratingen.Kalkum has been existing latest since the 12th century A.C..... |
1.890 | 7,62 | 248 | |
| source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf | |||||
Arts, Culture and Entertainment
- Kaiserswerth Imperial Palace, KaiserswerthDüsseldorf-KaiserswerthKaiserswerth is one of the oldest parts of the City of Düsseldorf. It is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. It houses the Deaconess's Institute of Kaiserswerth where Florence Nightingale studied....
- MessegeländeMesse DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Messe is a trade fair ground and organizer, based in Düsseldorf, Germany. With a workforce of 1,459 employees worldwide and a total exhibition space of 285,000 sqm in Düsseldorf, the company is one of the largest in the industry...
incl. multifunctional Esprit Arena, Stockum
Landmarks
- St. Suitbertus, KaiserswerthDüsseldorf-KaiserswerthKaiserswerth is one of the oldest parts of the City of Düsseldorf. It is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. It houses the Deaconess's Institute of Kaiserswerth where Florence Nightingale studied....
- Kalkum Palace, KalkumDüsseldorf-KalkumKalkum is an urban borough of Düsseldorf.It is in the north of the city, neighboring to Kaiserswerth, Angermund, Wittlaer and Ratingen.Kalkum has been existing latest since the 12th century A.C.....
Transportation
The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Düsseldorf International AirportDüsseldorf International Airport
Düsseldorf International Airport is the largest airport in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and the third largest airport in Germany, handling 18.99 million passengers in 2010....
is located in Lohausen, part of District 5. Stations include Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf-Angermund
Düsseldorf-Angermund station
Düsseldorf-Angermund is a railway station situated at Angermund, Düsseldorf in western Germany. It is served by the S1 line of Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn.- References :...
and 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...
light rail- 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 district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 44
Bundesautobahn 44
is a German Autobahn. It consists of three main-parts and a few smaller parts. It begins in Aachen at the German-Belgian border and ends near Kassel. Before the German unification it was an unimportant provincial-motorway but after this event it became an integral part of the German highway-system...
, 52
Bundesautobahn 52
is an autobahn in western Germany. It starts at the Dutch-German border near the community of Niederkrüchten, district of Viersen. From Elmpt it runs northeast....
and 59
Bundesautobahn 59
is an autobahn in Germany that starts in Dinslaken and runs with three breaks along Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Cologne to Bonn.In the south of Duisburg it is the city highway, too....
as well as Bundesstraße 7
Bundesstraße 7
The Bundesstraße 7 in Germany is a federal highway that stretches from the Dutch border at Venlo in the West to Rochlitz by Chemnitz in the East. It is approximately 530 km long...
and 8
Bundesstraße 8
The Bundesstraße 8 is a road in southwestern Germany of great historical importance. It has existed since the 9th century, known then as Via Publica, and until recent times was a key trade route linking the towns of Duisburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg and Passau...
.