District 4, Düsseldorf
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| Stadtbezirk 4 | |
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| District of Düsseldorf | |
Aerial view of Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, looking East across the Rhine
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| Location of District 4 shown in red Location of District 4 shown in red |
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| Country |  Germany |
| State |  North Rhine-Westphalia |
| City |  Düsseldorf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.80 km2 (4.94 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 39,975 |
| • Density | 3,113/km2 (8,060/sq mi) |
District 4 (German: Stadtbezirk 4) is a city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It covers an area of 12.80 square kilometres and has about 40,000 inhabitants.
District 4 is the city's only district on the left bank of the Rhine and its quarters are popular residential areas. Across the river, it shares borders with Düsseldorf districts 5, 1 and 3. West and South-west, the district is bordered by Rhein-Kreis Neuss and the city of Neuss.
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Subdivisions
District 4 is made up of four Stadtteile (city parts):
| # | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km²) | Pop. per km² | |
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| 041 | Oberkassel | 17,154 | 3,87 | 4,433 | |
| 042 | Heerdt | 9,368 | 4,15 | 2,257 | |
| 043 | Lörick | 7,382 | 2,66 | 2,775 | |
| 044 | Niederkassel | 5,589 | 2,05 | 2,674 | |
| source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (German) | |||||
Economy
The district 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
- Largest Fair on the Rhine (only during July)
Landmarks
- St. Antonius, Oberkassel
Parks and open spaces
- Rheinwiesen
Transportation
The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[2] Stations include a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 57 and Bundesstraße 7.
Rhine bridges
Theodor-Heuss-Brücke- Oberkasseler Brücke
- Rheinkniebrücke
Education
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See also
References
- ↑ Stadtbezirk 4, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, 2009 (German)
- ↑ Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
- ↑ "Outline of the school." Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf. Retrieved on 1 January 2014.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Official webpage of the district (German)
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