District 9, Düsseldorf

Stadtbezirk 9
District of Düsseldorf

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)
St. Hubertus in Itter
Schloss Mickeln in Himmelgeist

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 about 89,000 inhabitants.

The district borders with the Düsseldorf districts 3 and 8 to the North, and 10 to the South. To the East and West the district borders with 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
091Düsseldorf-Benrath15,8315,902,683
092Düsseldorf-Hassels17,5384,503,897
093Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist1,3024,46292
094Düsseldorf-Holthausen11,8465,302,235
095Düsseldorf-Itter1,7172,61658
096Düsseldorf-Reisholz3,6041,782,025
097Düsseldorf-Urdenbach10,4907,641,373
098Düsseldorf-Wersten26,7884,386,116
source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (in German)

Places of interest

Landmarks

Parks and open spaces

  • Schlosspark Benrath
  • Südpark
  • Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University

Transportation

The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[2] 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 228.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stadtbezirk 9 Archived June 26, 2011, 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°10′40″N 6°51′28″E / 51.17778°N 6.85778°E / 51.17778; 6.85778


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