Düsseldorf-Garath
Encyclopedia
Garath is a quarter in the south of Düsseldorf
, next to Benrath
in Germany.
, Hellerhof
and Benrath. The city of Hilden
, belonging to the district of Mettmann
and the town of Monheim
, belonging to the City of Langenfeld
are also nearby.
Garath has about 20,000 inhabitants and an area of 3.64 km2.
became local regents. From the 16th century on, there were many local rulers.
At the end of the 19th century the ruler Rittmeister von Burgsdorff founded the Garather Hühnerfarm, the largest chicken farm in the world at that time.
On May 23, 1929 Garath became a part of Benrath
. On July 31, 1929 Garath became - together with Benrath - a quarter of Düsseldorf.
In the 1950s the administration of Düsseldorf began a program of massive residential construction in Garath, for the people who had no real place to live because of the destruction of World War II. In the 1970s Garath got a lot of high-rise residential buildings.
, A 46 and its own S-Bahn
Station. A highway connects Garath to the central district of Düsseldorf.
There are three Gymnasium
s (Grammar schools) in Benrath, a borough north of Garath.
The fire station of Garath is one of the largest in Düsseldorf. The fireman
school of Düsseldorf is located in that building.
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...
, next to Benrath
Düsseldorf-Benrath
Benrath is a part of Düsseldorf in the south of the city. It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1929.-History:The name Benrath came from the "Knights of Benrode". The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1222 in a document from Cologne where Everhard de Benrode is named as an attestor...
in Germany.
Geography
Garath lies on the fertile low Rhine area. It is near UrdenbachDüsseldorf-Urdenbach
Urdenbach is an urban borough of Düsseldorf.It is located in the south of the city, next to the neighboring town Monheim am Rhein and bordered by the river Rhine.-History:...
, Hellerhof
Düsseldorf-Hellerhof
Hellerhof is a borough of the city of Düsseldorf.Düsseldorf-Hellerhof is in the far southeast part of Düsseldorf. It connects Düsseldorf with The City of Langenfeld, Rhineland an Monheim am Rhein.It is a young quarter, founded in the middle 1970s....
and Benrath. The city of Hilden
Hilden
Hilden is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the District of Mettmann, west of Solingen and east of Düsseldorf on the right side of the Rhine. It is a middle sized industrial town with a forest and numerous attractions....
, belonging to the district of Mettmann
Mettmann (district)
Mettmann is a Kreis in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring are the Ennepe-Ruhr and thedistrict-free cities Wuppertal, Solingen, Düsseldorf,Duisburg, Mülheim, Essen...
and the town of Monheim
Monheim
There are places that have the name Monheim in Germany:*Monheim am Rhein, in the Mettmann district, North Rhine-Westphalia.*Monheim, Bavaria, in the Donau-Ries district.**Monheim Town Hall, the town hall of Monheim, Bavaria....
, belonging to the City of Langenfeld
Langenfeld
There are communes and places that have the name Langenfeld in Germany:*Langenfeld, Bavaria, in the Neustadt district, Mittelfranken, Bavaria*Langenfeld, Mayen-Koblenz, in the Mayen-Koblenz district, Rhineland-Palatinate...
are also nearby.
Garath has about 20,000 inhabitants and an area of 3.64 km2.
Origins
Garath is named after the Garath Castle (Schloss Garath), a manor, from which the local disposer ruled the surrounding area.History
The first extant written mention of Garath dates from July 2, 1271. The Knight Bruno von Ganderode, local ruler in Garath, was witness for a contract between the convent Dünnwald near Cologne and the Knight Hermann von Betzendorf. The Knights of Ganderode stayed as local rulers until the 14th century. At the end of the 14th century the Knights of KalkumDüsseldorf-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.....
became local regents. From the 16th century on, there were many local rulers.
At the end of the 19th century the ruler Rittmeister von Burgsdorff founded the Garather Hühnerfarm, the largest chicken farm in the world at that time.
On May 23, 1929 Garath became a part of Benrath
Düsseldorf-Benrath
Benrath is a part of Düsseldorf in the south of the city. It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1929.-History:The name Benrath came from the "Knights of Benrode". The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1222 in a document from Cologne where Everhard de Benrode is named as an attestor...
. On July 31, 1929 Garath became - together with Benrath - a quarter of Düsseldorf.
In the 1950s the administration of Düsseldorf began a program of massive residential construction in Garath, for the people who had no real place to live because of the destruction of World War II. In the 1970s Garath got a lot of high-rise residential buildings.
Garath today
In the 1970s Garath got a lot of high-rise residential buildings, especially for lower-income residents. Thus many people from lower social classes went to the south of Garath, especially immigrants, and Garath has developed into a middle-class area in the north and west and a problem district in the south. The unemployment rate is high. So the south of Garath became an urban problem area.Infrastructure
Garath has a direct connection to the motorways A 59Bundesautobahn 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....
, A 46 and its own S-Bahn
S-Bahn
S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...
Station. A highway connects Garath to the central district of Düsseldorf.
There are three Gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
s (Grammar schools) in Benrath, a borough north of Garath.
The fire station of Garath is one of the largest in Düsseldorf. The fireman
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
school of Düsseldorf is located in that building.