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Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist
Himmelgeist is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 9. It is an old village, which is dominated by agriculture until today. Himmelgeist lies by the river Rhine, neighbouring to Flehe and Itter. It has an area of , and 2,067 inhabitants (2020). It is a small suburb of Düsseldorf. ''Himguis'' was mentioned first time in a document of 904. Himmelgeist had many problems with the neighboring river Rhine throughout its history. Gallery Himmelgeist (9516971515).jpg, Landscape of Himmelgeist Düsseldorf Himmelgeist - St Nikolaus 06 ies.jpg, St Nikolaus Düsseldorf - Schloss Mickeln 03 ies.jpg, Mickeln House Mickeln House () is a manor house in Düsseldorf's Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist, Himmelgeist neighbourhood. It was erected in 1843 on the site of ''Haus Mickeln'', which went back to 1210. As that building had been destroyed in a fire in 1836, Haus Ar ... Düsseldorf - Schloss Mickeln 01 ies.jpg, Gardens around the house Düsseldorf Himmelsgeist - Rhein 03 ies.j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough 9 (Düsseldorf)
Borough 9 () is a southern Boroughs of Düsseldorf, 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 (Düsseldorf), Borough 3. The borough borders Düsseldorf Boroughs 3 and Borough 8 (Düsseldorf), 8 to the north, and Borough 10 (Düsseldorf), 10 to the south. To the east and west the borough borders the rural districts of Mettmann (district), 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, Düsseldorf-Benrath, Benrath, Park and Castle * St. Hubertus, Düsseldorf-Itter, Itter, romanesque church from 12th century * St. Nikolaus, Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist, Himmelgeist, romanesque church from 11th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickeln House
Mickeln House () is a manor house in Düsseldorf's Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist, Himmelgeist neighbourhood. It was erected in 1843 on the site of ''Haus Mickeln'', which went back to 1210. As that building had been destroyed in a fire in 1836, Haus Arenberg, Herzog Ludwig von Arenberg used an insurance payment to have renowned architect Josef Niehaus rebuild the manor as a summer residence. Niehaus used engravings of villas built in the 16th century by Galeazzo Alessi as a template. The manor has a square plan, each side measuring 19.55 metres. All perspectives are designed identically, apart from an outside staircase on the northern side. The entrance portal is surrounded by lime trees. That concept was already envisaged in 1843, when the surrounding gardens were designed by Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe. Some of the trees, e.g. plane trees, European Beech, and two Lebanon cedars, have survived; the last-named are considered one of Düsseldorf's natural monuments. Since June 2000, the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Düsseldorf Stadtteil Himmelgeist
Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants, seventh-largest city in Germany, with a 2022 population of 629,047. The Düssel, from which the city and the borough of Düsseltal take their name, divides into four separate branches within the city, each with its own mouth into the Rhine (Lower Rhine). Most of Düsseldorf lies on the right bank of the Rhine, and the city has grown together with Neuss, Ratingen, Meerbusch, Erkrath and Monheim am Rhein. Düsseldorf is the central city of the metropolitan region Rhine-Ruhr, the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, that stretches from Bonn via Cologne and Düsseldorf to the Ruhr (from Duisburg via Essen to Dortmund). The ''-dorf'' suffix mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
