Wersten is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') of

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...

located in Borough 9 of the city. It is south of Eller and Oberbilk, east of Bilk, and north of Holthausen. It has an area of , and 27,151 inhabitants (2020). It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1909.

History

Wersten was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1063 as 'Werstine'. In 1218 it was mentioned under the name 'Warstein'. In 1360 it was given to the administration of Monheim. After

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

reordered the West of the German-Roman Empire, Wersten got part of the Mairie Benrath, in the Canton Richrath, Arrondissement Düsseldorf. Later, after the

Duchy of Berg Berg was a state—originally a county, later a duchy—in the Rhineland of Germany. Its capital was Düsseldorf. It existed as a distinct political entity from the early 12th to the 19th centuries. The name of the county lives on in the modern ...

fell to

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ...

in 1815, Wersten was still part of the Mayoralty of Benrath. In 1909 the citizens of Wersten reached their aim to become a part of Düsseldorf, because in that way they got electricity and city gas a few years earlier than settlements outside of Düsseldorf.

Sights

* Südpark park area former belonging to the Bundesgartenschau (Federal garden exhibition of Germany) * Roman Catholic Church St. Maria Rosenkranz, neoromanic basilika. * Roman Catholic Franz-von-Sales-Church, modern church * Roman Catholic Church St. Maria in den Benden, modern church * Protestant Stephanuskirche, modern church * Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University Liebfrauenkirche

Infrastructure

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connection to the A 46 (

Neuss Neuss (; spelled ''Neuß'' until 1968; li, Nüss ; la, Novaesium) 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. It ...

-Düsseldorf-

Wuppertal Wuppertal (; "''Wupper Dale''") is, with a population of approximately 355,000, the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the 17th-largest city of Germany. It was founded in 1929 by the merger of the cities and tow ...

) * Federal road B 8 * Underground lines U 71, U 74, U 77 and U 83 * Bus lines 723, 724, 735, 780, 782 und 785 * Express bus line SB 50

Economy

The Provinzial Insurance Company has its main office in Düsseldorf-Wersten. The rest of the economy in Wersten is based on smaller companies.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wersten Urban districts and boroughs of Düsseldorf