Benrath () is a quarter 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- ...

in the south of the city, part of Borough 9. It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1929. Benrath has an area of , and 17,178 inhabitants (2020).

History

The name Benrath came from the "Knights of Benrode". The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1222 in a document from

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where ''Everhard de Benrode'' is named as an attestor. By the end of the fifth century the area is known as "Rode" or "Roide", which is a cleared area. The castle and the manor of the Benrodes became property of the

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by the 13th century. The first church of Benrath was constructed in 1002. The village developed parallel to the castle. The old Church St. Cäcilia was built in that time. Benrath is a place of

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for Roman Catholic Christians. In the time of

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Benrath grew very fast, because Benrath is next to the important Cologne–Duisburg railway. In 1929 Benrath became a part of Düsseldorf. Benrather Marktplatz

The Benrath line

In the German linguistics the Benrath line (or ''Benrather-Linie'') is the borderline between the Low German and Middle German dialects, although on both side of the line there is a Rhenish dialect. It is also called ''maken-machen-line'', since south of it speakers say ''machen'' and north of it ''maken'', as is described in the High German consonant shift.

The Benrath Castle

The

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 ...

(Benrath Castle) is one of the greatest baroque castles in Germany. The castle contains a museum. The park of the castle is very famous, too.

Regular events

*August: **Schloss concerts **Bier Boerse! *October: **Second Sunday: Light

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through the park of the castle around the ''Spiegelweiher'' with the "Black Madonna of Benrath" *November and December: **Advent market and Christmas market Benrather Weihnachtsmarkt

Schools

Annette von Droste Hülshoff Gymnasium Benrath

* Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium * Schloß-Gymnasium Benrath *

Realschule ''Realschule'' () is a type of secondary school in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It has also existed in Croatia (''realna gimnazija''), the Austrian Empire, the German Empire, Denmark and Norway (''realskole''), Sweden (''realskola''), ...

Benrath * Common Hauptschule Benrath, *

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Grundschule: ** St.-Cäcilia-School ** Catholic Grundschule Einsiedelstraße, * Common Grundschule Erich-Müller-Straße

Sports associations

* TSG Benrath 1881 e.V. * Ruder-Gesellschaft Benrath 1908 e.V. * Sportgemeinschaft Benrath-Hassels 1910/12 e.V. * Tennisclub Benrath 1913 e.V. * VfL Benrath 06 e.V. * Schützenbruderschaft St. Cäcilia Benrath e.V. von 1553 * DEC Devils e.V. – women icehockey in

Sports venues

* Sparkassen-Eissporthalle (Sparkasse skating arena), foundation of the Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf (

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Düsseldorf), Paulsmühlenstraße 6

Personalities

Harry Piel Heinrich Piel (12 July 1892 – 27 March 1963), known professionally as Harry Piel, was a prolific German actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer who was involved in over 150 films. Piel became a director in 1912, turning out such ...

, German film director and actor * Karl Hohmann, German national football team player *

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, head of the house

Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ( en, Nothing without God) , national_anthem = , common_languages = German , religion = Roman Catholic , currency = , title_leader = Prince , leader1 ...

(1905–1927)

Trails

In Benrath begin resp. end the following marked trails of the Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein (SGV. Sauerland mountain association): * The Schlösserweg,

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''X19'': Benrath, railway station –

Dillenburg Dillenburg, officially Oranienstadt Dillenburg, is a town in Hesse's Gießen region in Germany. The town was formerly the seat of the old Dillkreis district, which is now part of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis. The town lies on the German- Dutch holiday road ...

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* The Düsseldorfer Weg, trail blazing ''D'': Benrath, Schöne Aussicht –

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Traffic

Benrath possesses a regional railway station on the

railway track A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as permanent way or simply track, is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleeper ...

Cologne–Duisburg line of the historic ''

Cologne-Minden Railway Company The Cologne-Minden Railway Company (German, old spelling: ''Cöln-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'', ''CME'') was along with the Bergisch-Märkische Railway Company and the Rhenish Railway Company one of the railway companies that in the mid-19th ...

''. The Düsseldorf-Benrath station is a pre-modern

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building Bahnhof from the 1930s and the second railway station at this place. It is served by two

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services: RE 1 ( NRW-Express) and RE 5 (

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) and

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line S 6, all operated by Deutsche Bahn. A

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of the

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, the line 701, connects Benrath to the city of Düsseldorf. Furthermore, there are the bus lines 730 Urdenbach- Lohausen, 778/779 circle course Garath, 784 Urdenbach–

Hilden Hilden is a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is situated in the District of Mettmann, west of Solingen and east of Düsseldorf on the right side of the Rhine. It is a middle sized industrial town with a forest and numer ...

– Wuppertal-Vohwinkel, 788 Benrath Ost–

Monheim am Rhein Monheim am Rhein ( li, Monnem) is a town on the right (eastern) bank of the river Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Monheim belongs to the Mettmann (district), district of Mettmann – with the southern suburbs of Düsseldorf to the north, ...

(Busanzeige ''Monamare'') and 789 Holthausen–Monheim am Rhein (Busanzeige ''Monamare'') in Benrath. By 1962 there was a one rail

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tram from Benrath (beginning in the Paulistraße) via

to Solingen-Ohligs resp. to

Haan Haan () is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated at the western edge of the Bergisches Land, 12 km southwest of Wuppertal and 17 km east of Düsseldorf. In 1975, Gruiten was incorporated ...

und Wuppertal-Vohwinkel. This narrow gauge railway tram went beyond Benrath to Düsseldorf, Oberbilker Markt, and formed the so-called ''Benrather Netz'', that was bought by Düsseldorf in 1910, hence before the amalgamation of Benrath. the multiple unit No. 107 of this narrow gauge railway is preserved in the Bergisches Straßenbahnmuseum in Wuppertal-Kohlfurt. At the

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A59 there is a ''Anschlussstelle'' „Düsseldorf-Benrath“.

Literature

* Wolfgang D. Sauer: ''Düsseldorf-Benrath. Alte Bilder erzählen.'' Sutton Verlag, Erfurt 2006, * Benrather Heimatgeschichte, hrsg.v. Benrather Kulturkreis e.V. und der Heimatgemeinschaft Groß-Benrath e.V., Düsseldorf 1956, erw. Neuaufl. Düsseldorf 1974

References

External links

Heimatarchiv Groß-Benrath (German)History (German)Communal Administration (German)Communal Administration, District Office (German)Duesselgo
Websites from Düsseldorf-Benrath
Benrath market now Harry-Piel-Platz (German)
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