Borough 9 (Düsseldorf)

Borough 9 (German: Stadtbezirk 9) is a southern borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The borough covers an area of 36.57 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has approximately 94,000 inhabitants, making it the city's second most populous borough after Borough 3.[1]

Stadtbezirk 9
Park and Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf-Benrath
Location of Stadtbezirk 9 within Düsseldorf
Stadtbezirk 9  is located in Germany
Stadtbezirk 9
Stadtbezirk 9
Stadtbezirk 9  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Stadtbezirk 9
Stadtbezirk 9
Coordinates: 51°10′40″N 6°51′28″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
DistrictUrban district
CityDüsseldorf
Subdivisions8 quarters
Area
  Total36.57 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
  Total94,359
  Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
St. Hubertus in Itter
Schloss Mickeln in Himmelgeist

The borough borders Düsseldorf Boroughs 3 and 8 to the north, and 10 to the south. To the east and west the borough borders the rural districts of Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively.

Subdivisions

Borough 9 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2020)[1] Area (km²)[2] Pop. per km²[1]
091Düsseldorf-Wersten27,1514.426,101
092Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist2,0674.46464
093Düsseldorf-Holthausen12,7755.352,388
094Düsseldorf-Reisholz3,7531.852,040
095Düsseldorf-Benrath17,1785.992,858
096Düsseldorf-Urdenbach10,5597.551,393
097Düsseldorf-Itter2,4112.58927
098Düsseldorf-Hassels18,4654.374,216

Places of interest

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Landmarks

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 borough 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 borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 46 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 8 and 228.

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


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