District 1, Düsseldorf

District 1 (German: Stadtbezirk 1) is the central city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center. The district covers an area of 11.35 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 75,000 inhabitants.

For other uses, see District 1.
Stadtbezirk 1
District of Düsseldorf
Location of District 1 shown in red
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
City Düsseldorf
Area
 • Total11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2009[1])
 • Total75,746
 • Density6,673/km2 (17,280/sq mi)
Rheinufer Promenade along the River Rhine. Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) offer river cruises to Cologne.
Equestrian statue of Duke Johann Wilhelm (1658 - 1716) at Marktplatz
Hofgarten during autumn of 2006

Despite being one of Düsseldorf's smallest districts by area, Stadtbezirk 1 includes several distinct quarters: the city's Medieval Altstadt is known as an entertainment district with plenty of Altbier pubs and bars, while the adjacent Baroque-style Carlstadt has a very Bohemian character. Stadtmitte is the city's shopping and central business district, extending into the three Gründerzeit quarters of Pempelfort, Derendorf and Golzheim - the latter three also being popular as both business locations and residential areas. The entire district has a high density of institutions and enterprises associated with the arts and culture in general.

The district shares borders (clockwise from north) with Düsseldorf districts 5, 6, 2, 3 and - over the Rhine - District 4.

Subdivisions

District 1 is made up of six Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km²
011Altstadt2,0270,504,054
012Carlstadt2,3950,465,207
013Stadtmitte12,7861,727,434
014Pempelfort27,2772,6910,140
015Derendorf18,3253,345,487
016Golzheim11,2432,644,259
source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (in German)

Places of interest

Landmarks

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Shopping
  • Kö Gallerie
  • Schadow-Arkaden
  • Sevens Königsallee

Parks and open spaces

Transportation

As the business center of Düsseldorf, District 1 is well served by numerous railway stations and highway.[2] Largest train station is Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, other stations include Düsseldorf Wehrhahn and a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn underground- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The Rheinufertunnel is part of Bundesstraße 1 and runs some 2 km along the right Rhine side, diverting car traffic away from the streets. Two large bridges cross the river into the left-Rhenish district of Oberkassel.

Rhine bridges

Economy

All Nippon Airways has its Düsseldorf Sales Office in Stadtmitte, District 1.[3]

See also

References
  1. Stadtbezirk 1 Archived March 14, 2012, 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
  3. "ANA City Offices/Ticketing Offices Europe." All Nippon Airways. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. "Düsseldorf Sales Office 2nd Floor, Berliner Allee26, 40212 Dusseldorf"

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