District 3, Düsseldorf
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District 3 is a central city district
of Düsseldorf
, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany and the city's most populous and one of its most diverse districts.
Stadtbezirk 3 covers an area of 24,20 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 110,000 inhabitants. The northern quarters in close proximity to district 1
- like Biedermeier
era Friedrichstadt
and Oberbilk
- have flowing transitions towards Stadtmitte
, Düsseldorf's central business district
. Hafen
is in an ongoing urban regeneration of the old port, which creates ever new loft
-style office buildings, convention venues, night clubs, trendy bars and restaurants. On the southern end of the district, quarters like Volmerswerth and Flehe
still manage to preserve their suburban, small-world character.
The district borders with Düsseldorf districts 1
and 4
to the North, districts 2
, 8 and 9
to the East and South-east and the River Rhine to the South and West. On the left Rhine side lies the city of Neuss
.
, other statons include Düsseldorf Friedrichstadt, Düsseldorf Bilk, Düsseldorf Oberbilk and Düsseldorf Hamm as well as a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
underground- and Rheinbahn
tram-stations. While the eastern and northern quarters of the districts can be reached via Bundesautobahn 57
and Bundesstraße 1
, the southern and western quarters become accessible via Bundesautobahn 46 and Bundesstraße 8
.
City district
City district is a type of administrative division of Pakistan and Croatia.It is also the English translation of German Stadtbezirk and Swedish Stadsdel.-See also:*City Districts of Pakistan...
of Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany and the city's most populous and one of its most diverse districts.
Stadtbezirk 3 covers an area of 24,20 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 110,000 inhabitants. The northern quarters in close proximity to district 1
District 1, Düsseldorf
District 1 is the central city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center...
- like Biedermeier
Biedermeier
In Central Europe, the Biedermeier era refers to the middle-class sensibilities of the historical period between 1815, the year of the Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and 1848, the year of the European revolutions...
era Friedrichstadt
Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It is in the south of the Central District of Düsseldorf, north of Bilk, west of Oberbilk, and east of Unterbilk....
and Oberbilk
Düsseldorf-Oberbilk
Oberbilk is an inner-city urban borough in the south-east of the German city of Düsseldorf. The back exit of the Central Station leads to Oberbilk. The District Court of Düsseldorf will take its new seat in Oberbilk, as will the main office of the Communal Library of Düsseldorf...
- have flowing transitions towards Stadtmitte
Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte
Stadtmitte is an urban borough in the central District 1 of Düsseldorf, Germany. Stadtmitte borders with Carlstadt, Pempelfort, Oberbilk and the old town of Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf-Altstadt.In the Stadtmitte there are:...
, Düsseldorf's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. Hafen
Düsseldorf-Hafen
Düsseldorf-Hafen means the harbour of Düsseldorf. More than that, Hafen is the name of the Düsseldorf district in which the habour is located.The borough covers 3.85 km2, but there were only 212 inhabitants in the year 2000...
is in an ongoing urban regeneration of the old port, which creates ever new loft
Loft
A loft can be an upper story or attic in a building, directly under the roof. Alternatively, a loft apartment refers to large adaptable open space, often converted for residential use from some other use, often light industrial...
-style office buildings, convention venues, night clubs, trendy bars and restaurants. On the southern end of the district, quarters like Volmerswerth and Flehe
Düsseldorf-Flehe
Flehe is a borough of Düsseldorf. It les directly at the river Rhine, neighbouring to Volmerswerth, Himmelgeist and Bilk.The name Flehe comes from the middle-age German word flet for stream or flee for "near the stream"...
still manage to preserve their suburban, small-world character.
The district borders with Düsseldorf districts 1
District 1, Düsseldorf
District 1 is the central city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center...
and 4
District 4, Düsseldorf
District 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....
to the North, districts 2
District 2, Düsseldorf
District 2 is a city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district covers an area of 7,18 square kilometres and has about 57,000 inhabitants....
, 8 and 9
District 9, Düsseldorf
District 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 has about 89,000 inhabitants....
to the East and South-east and the River Rhine to the South and West. On the left Rhine side lies the city of Neuss
Neuss
Neuss is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district and owes its prosperity to its location at the crossing of historic and modern trade routes. It is primarily known...
.
Subdivisions
District 3 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):| # | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km²) | Pop. per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031 | Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt Friedrichstadt is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It is in the south of the Central District of Düsseldorf, north of Bilk, west of Oberbilk, and east of Unterbilk.... |
17,864 | 1,04 | 17,177 | |
| 032 | Düsseldorf-Unterbilk Düsseldorf-Unterbilk Unterbilk is an urban borough in the 3rd District of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Düsseldorf. It is the seat of the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, the tower Rheinturm and, together with the Düsseldorf harbour the centre of the media industry in... |
17,993 | 1,63 | 11,039 | |
| 033 | Düsseldorf-Hafen Düsseldorf-Hafen Düsseldorf-Hafen means the harbour of Düsseldorf. More than that, Hafen is the name of the Düsseldorf district in which the habour is located.The borough covers 3.85 km2, but there were only 212 inhabitants in the year 2000... |
129 | 3,85 | 34 | |
| 034 | Düsseldorf-Hamm Düsseldorf-Hamm Hamm is an urban borough of Düsseldorf.To separate it from the Westphalian City Hamm, locals often call it Kappes-Hamm .... |
3,679 | 4,05 | 908 | |
| 035 | Düsseldorf-Volmerswerth Düsseldorf-Volmerswerth Volmerswerth is a borough in western Düsseldorf, District 3, by the river Rhine. It borders the boroughs Hamm, Bilk and Flehe.Its area is 2.17 km².... |
2,173 | 2,13 | 1,020 | |
| 036 | Düsseldorf-Bilk Düsseldorf-Bilk Bilk, Oberbilk and Unterbilk are parts of Düsseldorf and together with Hamm, Flehe and Volmerswerth they constitute City District 3, which is the most populated district of Düsseldorf with 105,281 inhabitants.... |
36,956 | 5,56 | 6,647 | |
| 037 | Düsseldorf-Oberbilk Düsseldorf-Oberbilk Oberbilk is an inner-city urban borough in the south-east of the German city of Düsseldorf. The back exit of the Central Station leads to Oberbilk. The District Court of Düsseldorf will take its new seat in Oberbilk, as will the main office of the Communal Library of Düsseldorf... |
27,570 | 4,38 | 6,295 | |
| 038 | Düsseldorf-Flehe Düsseldorf-Flehe Flehe is a borough of Düsseldorf. It les directly at the river Rhine, neighbouring to Volmerswerth, Himmelgeist and Bilk.The name Flehe comes from the middle-age German word flet for stream or flee for "near the stream"... |
2,469 | 2,05 | 1,204 | |
| source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf | |||||
Arts, Culture and Entertainment
- Apollo Varieté
- Kunst im TunnelKunst im TunnelKunst im Tunnel or KIT is a contemporary art museum in Düsseldorf. It is the new exhibition space of Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, located within the Rheinufertunnel - hence the name. It has an underground exhibition area of 850m²....
(KiT) - Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-WestfalenKunstsammlung Nordrhein-WestfalenThe Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is the art collection of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, located in Düsseldorf. United by this institution are three different exhibition venues: the K20 at Grabbeplatz, the K21 in the Ständehaus and the Schmela Haus...
(Art Collection Northrhine-Westphalia) - K20 (Grabbeplatz) and K21 (Ständehaus) - Philipshalle
Landmarks
- Rheinturm telecommunication tower; at 241 m (790.7 ft) tallest building in Düsseldorf with an observation deck
- Neuer Zollhof; office building, designed by architect Frank GehryFrank GehryFrank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions...
- Colorium, office building designed by architect Will AlsopWill AlsopWill Allen Alsop, OBE RA is a British architect based in London. He is responsible for several distinctive and controversial modernist buildings, most in the United Kingdom. Alsop's buildings are usually distinguished by their use of bright colour and unusual forms...
- Landtag of North Rhine-WestphaliaLandtag of North Rhine-WestphaliaThe Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia is the state diet of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It convenes in Düsseldorf and currently consists of 181 members of five Parties...
; state parliament - StadttorStadttorStadttor is a tall building in Düsseldorf-Unterbilk, and a prominent landmark in Düsseldorf. The building was designed by Düsseldorf-based architecture firm Petzinka, Overdiek und Partner and completed in 1998...
, state chancellery - University of Düsseldorf with University Hospital
- Old St. Martin in BilkDüsseldorf-BilkBilk, Oberbilk and Unterbilk are parts of Düsseldorf and together with Hamm, Flehe and Volmerswerth they constitute City District 3, which is the most populated district of Düsseldorf with 105,281 inhabitants....
, romanesque church from 10th century
Parks and open spaces
- Botanischer Garten DüsseldorfBotanischer Garten DüsseldorfThe Botanischer Garten Düsseldorf , also known as the Botanischer Garten der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf and the Botanischer Garten der Universität Düsseldorf, is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Düsseldorf...
, a modern botanical gardenBotanical gardenA botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names... - Südpark
- Südfriedhof
Transportation
The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Largest train station is Düsseldorf HauptbahnhofDüsseldorf Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof for the city of Düsseldorf in Germany, state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The station was opened on 1 October 1891 opened as Düsseldorf Central Station...
, other statons include Düsseldorf Friedrichstadt, Düsseldorf Bilk, Düsseldorf Oberbilk and Düsseldorf Hamm as well as a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
The Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, together with the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the Düsseldorf Straßenbahn , is the backbone of the public transport system of Düsseldorf, Germany, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network...
underground- and Rheinbahn
Rheinbahn
The Rheinbahn is a public transport provider operating in and around Düsseldorf. Its network consists of 7 Stadtbahn lines as well as 13 tram and 92 bus services and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. The total rail network length is...
tram-stations. While the eastern and northern quarters of the districts can be reached via Bundesautobahn 57
Bundesautobahn 57
The Bundesautobahn 57 is a German Autobahn that begins at the Dutch-German border near Goch and ends in Köln. It runs parallel to the Rhine River. Neuss and Krefeld are the biggest cities at this motorway. The A 57 is continuation of the Dutch A77...
and Bundesstraße 1
Bundesstraße 1
The Bundesstraße 1 or B1 is a German federal highway running in an east-west direction from the Dutch border near Aachen to the Polish border at Küstrin-Kietz on the Oder River.-Route description:...
, the southern and western quarters become accessible via Bundesautobahn 46 and Bundesstraße 8
Bundesstraße 8
The Bundesstraße 8 is a road in southwestern Germany of great historical importance. It has existed since the 9th century, known then as Via Publica, and until recent times was a key trade route linking the towns of Duisburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg and Passau...
.