Düsseldorf-Stockum
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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.
In opposide to the neighboring Kaiserswerth there is no interesting history about Stockum.
Stockum became a part of Düsseldorf in 1909.
In 1971 the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center
went to Stockum.
It has 18 halls and an exhibition area of about 200,000 m².
There is a huge park (Nordpark) in Stockum, too. In that park there is an aqua zoo and a Japanese garden.
North of the exhibition center there is the new multifunctional sports arena of Düsseldorf, the Esprit Arena.
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...
. It is located north of Unterrath
Düsseldorf-Unterrath
Unterrath is one of the 49 boroughs of the City of Düsseldorf, Germany and is located in the north of the municipality. It is in the neighbourhood of the Düsseldorf Airport.-Geography:...
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:...
, east of 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....
, west of 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....
and the Düsseldorf Airport, south of 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.....
.
Stockum has an area of 6.70 km² and 4,894 inhabitants.
In opposide to the neighboring Kaiserswerth there is no interesting history about Stockum.
Stockum became a part of Düsseldorf in 1909.
In 1971 the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center
Messe Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf 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...
went to Stockum.
It has 18 halls and an exhibition area of about 200,000 m².
There is a huge park (Nordpark) in Stockum, too. In that park there is an aqua zoo and a Japanese garden.
North of the exhibition center there is the new multifunctional sports arena of Düsseldorf, the Esprit Arena.