Borough 4 (Düsseldorf)

Borough 4 (German: Stadtbezirk 4) is a borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It covers an area of 12.62 square kilometres and has about 45,000 inhabitants (2020).

Stadtbezirk 4
Aerial view of Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, looking East across the Rhine
Aerial view of Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, looking East across the Rhine
Location of Stadtbezirk 4 within Düsseldorf
Stadtbezirk 4  is located in Germany
Stadtbezirk 4
Stadtbezirk 4
Stadtbezirk 4  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Stadtbezirk 4
Stadtbezirk 4
Coordinates: 51°13′49″N 6°45′17″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
DistrictUrban district
CityDüsseldorf
Subdivisions4 quarters
Area
  Total12.62 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
  Total45,039
  Density3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Rheinwiesen park
1911-built Kyffhäuserblock Block in Oberkassel

Borough 4 is the city's only borough on the west bank of the Rhine and its quarters are popular residential areas. Across the river, it shares borders with Düsseldorf boroughs 5, 1 and 3. West and South-west, the borough is bordered by Rhein-Kreis Neuss and the city of Neuss.

Subdivisions

Borough 4 is made up of four Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2020)[1] Area (km2)[2] Pop. per km2[1]
041Oberkassel19,0523.685,149
042Heerdt12,3954.053,060
043Lörick7,5132.552,935
044Niederkassel6,0792.342,565

Economy

The borough is home to the headquarters of Vodafone Germany, bakery chain Kamps, world-leading tea bag producer Teekanne as well as the Rheinische Post publishing house.

Places of interest

Arts, culture and entertainment

Landmarks

  • St. Antonius, Oberkassel

Parks and open spaces

  • Rheinwiesen

Transportation

The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[3] Stations include a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 57 and Bundesstraße 7.

Rhine bridges

Education

The Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf (JISD) first opened in a church building in Oberkassel on April 21, 1971, before moving to its permanent home in 1973. From 1983 to 2001 junior high school students of the JISD attended classes at the former Lanker School in Oberkassel.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
  4. "Outline of the school Archived 2014-01-02 at archive.today." Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf. Retrieved on 1 January 2014.


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