Düsseldorf-Oberkassel
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Oberkassel is a quartier of Düsseldorf
, with a population of about 17,000 inhabitants. Oberkassel lies on the left side of the river Rhine, the opposite side of the central district of Düsseldorf.
Oberkassel is an economically well-situated borough with more than 17,000 inhabitants and an unemployment rate below 5%. Nearly the half of the households in Oberkassel are single households. The average age is about 45 years.
was first mentioned was in the 9th century B.C.E.
In the 20th century Oberkassel became a quarter of Düsseldorf.
A large part of Düsseldorf's Japanese population lives in Oberkassel.
There is a Japanese kindergarten and a Japanese school in Düsseldorf-Niederkassel, a neighboring district, as well as a Japanese cultural centre, the Eko-House, and a Buddhist temple.
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...
, with a population of about 17,000 inhabitants. Oberkassel lies on the left side of the river Rhine, the opposite side of the central district of Düsseldorf.
History
The settlement HeerdtDüsseldorf-Heerdt
Heerdt is one of the older parts of the city of Düsseldorf. Heerdt and its neighbouring quarters Oberkassel, Niederkassel and Lörick on the left side of the river Rhine, opposite to the other districts of Düsseldorf and the central district....
was first mentioned was in the 9th century B.C.E.
- 1898: The Oberkassel Bridge between Düsseldorf-HeerdtDüsseldorf-HeerdtHeerdt is one of the older parts of the city of Düsseldorf. Heerdt and its neighbouring quarters Oberkassel, Niederkassel and Lörick on the left side of the river Rhine, opposite to the other districts of Düsseldorf and the central district....
and Düsseldorf was opened. - 1909 Heerdt, and with Heerdt Oberkassel, became a part of Düsseldorf.
- 1920 Following the use of the FreikorpsFreikorpsFreikorps are German volunteer military or paramilitary units. The term was originally applied to voluntary armies formed in German lands from the middle of the 18th century onwards. Between World War I and World War II the term was also used for the paramilitary organizations that arose during...
by the German Social Democratic Government, Oberkassel was occupied by BelgianBelgian ArmyThe Land Component is organised using the concept of capacities, whereby units are gathered together according to their function and material. Within this framework, there are five capacities: the command capacity, the combat capacity, the support capacity, the services capacity and the training...
troops. - 1945 The bridge was nearly captured by American troops disguised as Germans. The bridge was then dynamited by the retreating WehrmachtWehrmachtThe Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
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In the 20th century Oberkassel became a quarter of Düsseldorf.
Modern Oberkassel
Oberkassel is a socially well-to-do part of Düsseldorf. The average age of Oberkassel's residents is 44.A large part of Düsseldorf's Japanese population lives in Oberkassel.
There is a Japanese kindergarten and a Japanese school in Düsseldorf-Niederkassel, a neighboring district, as well as a Japanese cultural centre, the Eko-House, and a Buddhist temple.
Interesting buildings
- Rom.-Cath. St. Antonius Church, constructed between 1909 and 1910 by Josef Kleesattel in the Neo-romantic style
- Evangelical Resurrection Church (Auferstehungskirche), built between 1913 and 1914 by Julius Stobbe and Wilhelm Verheyen.
Sources and references
- Communal Administration, Statistics Office (German)
- Communal Administration, District Administration (German)