Borough 9 () is a southern

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, the state capital of

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, 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

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and

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respectively.

Subdivisions

Borough 9 is made up of eight ''Stadtteile'' (city parts):

Places of interest

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

Landmarks

* Park and

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, Benrath, Park and Castle * St. Hubertus,

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, 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 * Schlosspark Benrath * Südpark * Urdenbacher Kämpe

Transportation

The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway.Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch
,

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Stations include

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, Düsseldorf-Reisholz and both

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light rail- and

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tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via

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and 59 as well as

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and

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