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Borough 9 (Düsseldorf)
Borough 9 () is a southern borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The borough covers an area of 36.57 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has approximately 94,000 inhabitants, making it the city's second most populous borough after Borough 3. The borough borders Düsseldorf Boroughs 3 and 8 to the north, and 10 to the south. To the east and west the borough borders the rural districts of Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively. Subdivisions Borough 9 is made up of eight ''Stadtteile'' (city parts): Places of interest Arts, Culture and Entertainment 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 * Benrather Wald * Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University * Freizeitpark Niederheid * Hasseler Forst * Himmelgeister Rheinbogen * Park Elbroich * Schlossp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Benrath
Schloss Benrath (Benrath Palace) is a Baroque-style ''maison de plaisance'' (pleasure palace) in Benrath, which is now a borough of Düsseldorf. It was erected for the Elector Palatine Charles Theodor and his wife, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, by his garden and building director Nicolas de Pigage. Construction began in 1755 and was completed in 1770. The ensemble at Benrath has been proposed for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Buildings The main building, the central ''corps de logis'', for the Elector Palatine and his wife is flanked by two arched symmetrical wings, the ''maisons de cavalière'', which originally housed the servants. They partially surround a circular pond, the ''Schlossweiher'' (palace pond), in the north. On the southside lies a long rectangular pond, the ''Spiegelweiher'' (mirror pond). From the predescant castle, which stood formerly in the mid of the long rectangular pond on the southside of the palace, is conserved onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf-Reisholz
Reisholz is an urban quarter of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 9. It is located in the south of the city, bordering Holthausen, Benrath, Hassels and the river Rhine. It has an area of , and 3,753 inhabitants (2020). Reisholz is an industrial part of the city. Its history started in 1905 by creation of a harbour to the Rhine, a goods station A goods station (also known as a goods yard or goods depot) or freight station is, in the widest sense, a railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods (or freight), such as merchandise, parcels, and manufactured items, are l ... and an industrial area by the Industrie-Terrains Düsseldorf-Reisholz (IDR) company. Many chemical factories, engine building industries, paper mills, petrochemical manufacturers and an oil refinery went to Reisholz. In 1907 the IDR company built a neogothic church. It was demolished, when the Henkel Company expanded in Reisholz, but Henkel built a new church for Reisholz. Reisholz belonged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesstraße 8
The Bundesstraße 8 (abbr. B8) is a German federal highway 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 Brussels, Duisburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg and Passau. Today it has been replaced as a main route by the A3 motorway which runs parallel to it. History The Via Publica (later known as the Poststraße or Handelsstraße) was first mentioned in 839 in a diploma of Louis the Pious. In the Middle Ages it joined the commercial cities of Cologne, Frankfurt, Nuremberg and Regensburg. The ''Steinerne Brücke'' bridge in Regensburg (1135–46), the ''Innbrücke'' bridge in Passau (1143), the ''Lahnbrücke'' bridge in Limburg (completed 1341) and the main bridges in Würzburg (1133), Frankfurt (before 1222) and Kitzingen (before 1300) are among the oldest stone bridges in central Europe and testify to the historical im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesautobahn 59
is an autobahn in Germany that starts in Dinslaken and runs with three breaks along Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Cologne to Bonn. In Duisburg it is also the city highway. Between Cologne and Bonn the A 59 has the nickname "Flughafenautobahn" (Airport motorway), because it runs along the Cologne Bonn Airport Cologne Bonn Airport (german: Flughafen Köln/Bonn 'Konrad Adenauer') is the international airport of Germany's fourth-largest city Cologne, and also serves Bonn, former capital of West Germany. With around 12.4 million passengers passing throu .... Exit list , - , colspan="3", ---- , - , colspan="3", ---- , - , colspan="2", , '' Kölner Ring'' , - , colspan="3", ---- ((Airport) External links 59 A059 {{Germany-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesautobahn 46
is an Autobahn in Germany. It is noncontiguous and split in several parts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, an extension to Kassel in Hesse was planned but has been abandoned. Exit list , - , colspan="2" style="text-align:Center;", N297 , '' Netherlands'' , - , colspan="3", ---- , - , colspan="3", ---- , - , colspan="3", ---- Neheim Arnsberg (; wep, Arensperg) is a town in the Hochsauerland county, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hoch ... External links 46 A046 {{Germany-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rheinbahn
Rheinbahn is a public transport operator operating in Düsseldorf, Meerbusch and Kreis Mettmann. Its network consists of the Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, a network of 11 Stadtbahn (light rail) lines which are integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network, as well as Düsseldorf's tram system and 92 bus lines. The total rail network length was in 2021. In 2004, Rheinbahn transported 690,000 passengers per day. Areas served Two Stadtbahn lines are former light railway lines and connect to the cities of Duisburg ( D-Bahn, U79) and Krefeld via Meerbusch ( K-Bahn, U70/U76). The neighbouring city of Neuss is connected to the Rheinbahn network by Stadtbahn line U75 and tram line 709. The neighbouring city of Ratingen is connected by Stadtbahn line U72. Rheinbahn's bus lines cover Düsseldorf, Meerbusch and most parts of Kreis Mettmann. Organisation Rheinbahn is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR), the public transport association covering the area of the Rhine-Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
__NOTOC__ The Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, together with the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the Düsseldorf Straßenbahn (Tram), is the backbone of the public transport system of Düsseldorf, Germany, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. The Stadtbahn officially opened on 6 August 1988 and is operated by Rheinbahn AG. , the Stadtbahn network currently consists of eleven lines, operating on , and serving 161 stations, 22 of which are underground stations (Düsseldorf: 16, Duisburg: 6 (U79)). Current lines U70 is a rush-hour-only ''express'' line. It operates the same route as the U76, however does not stop at all stations. U77 is not operated on sundays or holidays. U83 is not operated on weekends. The lines U80-U82 are currently in planning and constructions are set to start in late 2020/early 2021. Future expansion In late 2019 construction work for the new U81 started. The first section will connect the main station (Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof) and the airport. Openi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf-Reisholz Station
Düsseldorf-Reisholz is a railway station situated at Reisholz, Düsseldorf in western Germany. It is served by Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn line S 6 at 20-minute intervals and several services on line S68 during the peak. , Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (), abbreviated VRR, is a public transport association (Verkehrsverbund) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It covers most of the Ruhr area, as well as neighbouring parts of the Lower Rhine region, includ ... , 2011
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Düsseldorf-Benrath Station
Düsseldorf-Benrath station is about 10 kilometres south of Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in the Düsseldorf district of Benrath. It is on the Cologne–Duisburg line, and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. In addition, Düsseldorf Benrath station is served by two Regional-Express services, several city bus services and two Stadtbahn lines. Benrath is the busiest station after Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof in Düsseldorf with about 25,000–30,000 daily entries and exits. On 23 January 1998, the station was heritage-listed by the city of Düsseldorf in the category of technical monuments. History In 1843, the Prussian Ministry of Finance gave the Cologne-Minden Railway Company permission to build a railway line from Cologne via Düsseldorf to Minden. Shares were put on sale to finance this project and many people from Benrath bought these shares on the understanding that Benrath would have a station on the new line. On 20 December 1845, the first section opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
The Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (), abbreviated VRR, is a public transport association (Verkehrsverbund) in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It covers most of the Ruhr area, as well as neighbouring parts of the Lower Rhine region, including Düsseldorf and thus large parts of the Rhine-Ruhr conurbation. It was founded on 1 January 1980, and is Europe’s largest body of such kind, covering an area of some with more than 7.8 million inhabitants, spanning as far as Dorsten in the north, Dortmund in the east, Langenfeld in the south, and Mönchengladbach and the Dutch border in the west. Structure and responsibilities The VRR is tasked with coordinating public transport in its area. This means the following: * setting and developing the fare system (“VRR-Tarif”) ** redistributing ticket revenue onto the transport companies * coordinating local train services (''Schienenpersonennahverkehr'', SPNV) within its area as public service obligations (PSO) * integrating th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf-Hassels
Hassels is an urban quarter in Düsseldorf, Germany, part of Borough 9. It has an area of , and 18,465 inhabitants (2020). It was called "Hasselholt" (modern German ''Haselholz'') meaning hazel wood until the 17th century, when it was shortened to its current name. Hassels belonged to the Knights of Eller Eller may refer to * Eller (surname) *Düsseldorf-Eller, an urban borough of Düsseldorf, Germany *Ediger-Eller, a community on the Moselle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany *Eller (Rhume), a river of Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany ** Weilroder ... and was later administered by the mayor of Benrath. In 1929 Hassels and Benrath were absorbed into Düsseldorf. Large housing developments were built in Hassels in the 1920s, the 1950s and in the 1970s. Hassels' 17th century church no longer exists. St. Antonius is a Catholic church built in 1929 and there is a Protestant church built in 1964. References Urban districts and boroughs of Düsseldorf {{Düsseld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf-Itter
Itter is an urban quarter of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 9. It is located near to the river Rhine, adjacent to Himmelgeist, Holthausen and Reisholz. Its name comes from the small river called the Itter. Itter has an area of , and 2,411 inhabitants (2020). History The first written record of Itter was in the 12th century AD The romanesque church of Itter dates the 12th century. From the 12th to 15th centuries Itter belonged to the convent of Kaiserswerth Kaiserswerth is one of the oldest quarters of the City of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 5. It is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. It houses the where Florence Nightingale worked. Kaiserswerth has an area of , and 7,923 inh .... From the 15th century Itter was an autonomous parish. In 1908 Itter was incorporated into Benrath and in 1929 into Düsseldorf. Sights The romanesque church of Itter was constructed in the 12th century. It is still standing but was enlarged in 1865. Infrastructure The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
