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District 9, Düsseldorf

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Country
  
Germany

City
  
Düsseldorf

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:33 PM

State
  
North Rhine-Westphalia

Area
  
36.59 km²

District 9, Düsseldorf

Weather
  
7°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 98% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Schloss Benrath, Museum für europäisc, Urdenbacher Kämpe, Düssel, Südpark

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.

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Map of Stadtbezirk 9, D%C3%BCsseldorf, Germany

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):

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

  • Schlosspark Benrath
  • Südpark
  • Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University
  • Transportation

    The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway. 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.

    References

    District 9, Düsseldorf Wikipedia