District 5, Düsseldorf

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Stadtbezirk 5
District of Düsseldorf
Aerial view of Messe Düsseldorf in Stockum. Visible in the background are Kaiserswerth (center) and Düsseldorf-Lohausen Airport (right)
Aerial view of Messe Düsseldorf in Stockum.
Visible in the background are Kaiserswerth (center) and Düsseldorf-Lohausen Airport (right)
Location of District 5 shown in red
Location of District 5 shown in red
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
CityFlagge der Landeshauptstadt Duesseldorf.svg Düsseldorf
Area
 • Total50.96 km2 (19.68 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009[1])
 • Total32,481
 • Density637/km2 (1,650/sq mi)
St. Suitbertus in Kaiserswerth
Schloss Kalkum in

District 5 (German: Stadtbezirk 5) is a northern city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Düsseldorf's International Airport is located in the district. 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 and to the South, and - via a shared border across the Rhine - district 4 to the South-West. To the West - also across the Rhine - it borders with Rhein-Kreis Neuss. Further it shares borders with the city of Duisburg 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 5,060 6.70 755
052 Düsseldorf-Lohausen 4,009 11.66 344
053 Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth 7,897 4.71 1,677
054 Düsseldorf-Wittlaer 7,654 6.91 1,108
055 Düsseldorf-Angermund 6,005 13.30 452
056 Düsseldorf-Kalkum 1.890 7.62 248
source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (in German)

Places of interest[]

Arts, Culture and Entertainment[]

Landmarks[]

Parks and open spaces[]

  • Nordpark

Transportation[]

The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[2] Düsseldorf Airport is located in Lohausen, part of District 5. Stations include Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf-Angermund and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 44, 52 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 7 and 8.

Rhine bridges[]

  • A 44 Flughafenbrücke

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Stadtbezirk 5 Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, 2009 (in German)
  2. ^ Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr

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Coordinates: 51°17′50″N 6°44′21″E / 51.29722°N 6.73917°E / 51.29722; 6.73917


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