District 9, Düsseldorf
Stadtbezirk 9 | |
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 Park and Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf-Benrath | |
 Location of District 9 shown in red | |
| Country |  Germany |
| State |  North Rhine-Westphalia |
| City |  Düsseldorf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.59 km2 (14.13 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009[1]) | |
| • Total | 89,163 |
| • Density | 2,437/km2 (6,310/sq mi) |
District 9 (German: Stadtbezirk 9) is a southern city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district covers an area of 36,59 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has approximately 89,000 inhabitants, making it the city's second most populous district after District 3.[2]
The district borders Düsseldorf Districts 3 and to the north, and to the south. To the east and west the district borders the rural districts of Kreis Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively.
Subdivisions[]
District 9 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):
| # | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km²) | Pop. per km² | |
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| 091 | Düsseldorf-Benrath | 15,831 | 5,90 | 2,683 | |
| 092 | Düsseldorf-Hassels | 17,538 | 4,50 | 3,897 | |
| 093 | Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist | 1,302 | 4,46 | 292 | |
| 094 | Düsseldorf-Holthausen | 11,846 | 5,30 | 2,235 | |
| 095 | Düsseldorf-Itter | 1,717 | 2,61 | 658 | |
| 096 | Düsseldorf-Reisholz | 3,604 | 1,78 | 2,025 | |
| 097 | Düsseldorf-Urdenbach | 10,490 | 7,64 | 1,373 | |
| 098 | Düsseldorf-Wersten | 26,788 | 4,38 | 6,116 | |
| source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (in German) | |||||
Places of interest[]
Arts, Culture and Entertainment[]
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Landmarks[]
- Park and Schloss Benrath, Benrath, Park and Castle
- St. Hubertus, Itter, romanesque church from 12th century
- St. Nikolaus, Himmelgeist, romanesque church from 11th century
Parks and open spaces[]
- Benrather Wald
- Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University
- Freizeitpark Niederheid
- Hasseler Forst
- Himmelgeister Rheinbogen
- Park Elbroich
- Schlosspark Benrath
- Südpark
- Urdenbacher Kämpe
Transportation[]
The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[3] Stations include Düsseldorf-Benrath, Düsseldorf-Reisholz and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 46 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 8 and .
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Stadtbezirk 9 Archived June 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, 2009 (in German)
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110109045547/http://www.duesseldorf.de/statistik/stadtforschung/duesseldorf_in_zahlen/index.shtml
- ^ Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
External links[]
- Official webpage of the district (in German)
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