Carlstadt is a quarter of

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and belongs to the central Borough 1. It lies south of the Old Town (

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) and was named after the Duke Carl-Theodor, who founded this borough. Carlstadt has an area of . It is the smallest borough of Düsseldorf. It has 2,259 inhabitants (2020). Its economical life is mainly based on upper class shops. One of the three European central offices of

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is in Carlstadt. The Heinrich Heine Institute and the Robert Schumann Society are in Carlstadt.

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and

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lived for a couple of years in Carlstadt. Well-known is the Carlsplatz, the central market place of Düsseldorf in Carlstadt.

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Urban districts and boroughs of Düsseldorf {{Düsseldorf-geo-stub