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Bilk is a quarter (''
Stadtteil A quarter is a part of an urban area, urban settlement. A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area ...
'') of
Düsseldorf 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 ...
. Together with
Oberbilk Oberbilk is an inner-city urban quarter in the south-east of the German city of Düsseldorf. The back exit of the Central Station leads to Oberbilk. The new District Court of Düsseldorf is located in Oberbilk since 2010, as is the main office ...
, Unterbilk,
Hamm Hamm may refer to: Places ;Germany: * Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia, a city north-east of Dortmund * Hamm (Sieg), a municipality in the eponymous ''Verbandsgemeinde'' in the district of Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate * Hamm, Bitburg-Prüm, part ...
, Flehe and
Volmerswerth Volmerswerth is a ''Stadtteil'' (quarter) in western Düsseldorf, Borough 3, by the river Rhine. It borders the quarters Hamm, Bilk and Flehe. It has an area of , and 2,336 inhabitants (2020). Despite increasing urbanisation, the rural envir ...
it constitutes Borough 3, which is the most populous borough of Düsseldorf. Bilk has an area of , and 41,150 inhabitants (2020). Heinrich-Heine-University is in Bilk.


History

The first documentary mention of Bilk is in the year 799. The Old Church is older and seems to be from about 700 A.D., given by
Saint Suitbert Suitbert, Suidbert, or Swithbert may refer to: *An Alemannic chieftain who founded the town of Schwieberdingen *Saint Suitbert of Kaiserwerdt *Saint Suitbert the Younger * Suitbert Bäumer, historian {{given name de:Suitbert fr:Suidbert nl:S ...
, but was destroyed by fire about 900, and is mentioned in 1019 for the first time. During the following centuries, the church was reconstructed frequently, especially in the 12th century and the 17th century. Until the year 1206 the fishing settlement ''dusseldorp'', located to the North of Bilk, belonged to the Bilk parish. After August 14 of 1288 (the
Battle of Worringen The Battle of Worringen was fought on 5 June 1288 near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now part of Chorweiler, the northernmost borough (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne. It was the decisive battle of the War of the Limburg Succe ...
) Düsseldorf got City Rights, the Old Bilk Church became a city church. In 1380 the County of Berg became 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. It was a member state of the Holy Roman Emp ...
, Düsseldorf the capital of a duchy. In 1384 the village of Bilk (south of the Old Bilk Church, which belonged to Düsseldorf from beginning) became part of the city of Düsseldorf. Starting in 1852 in the South of Düsseldorf there was a growth of factories during the
Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a transitional period of the global economy toward more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes, succee ...
. Düsseldorf grew to the south and the traditionally industrial centres of the city are still there today. In 1893 the ''Hammer Eisenbahnbrücke'' - a railway bridge across the river Rhine - was finished. Bilk got its own railway station, which today is only a station for regional trains. The
Bilk Observatory Bilk is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') of Düsseldorf. Together with Oberbilk, Unterbilk, Hamm, Flehe and Volmerswerth it constitutes Borough 3, which is the most populous borough of Düsseldorf. Bilk has an area of , and 41,150 inhabitants (202 ...
was founded in 1843 and destroyed by bombing in 1943. In 1852 24 asteroids were found there, called ''the 24 Düsseldorf planets''. The New Harbour of Düsseldorf was built between 1890 and 1896, but after a steel factory closed its production, the port losts its importance. In 1990 a great part of it was closed and filled in. The media industry settled on this land and a cultural centre grew. In 1999 the Gehry buildings completed the new assemble.


Infrastructure

Düsseldorf-Bilk station Düsseldorf-Bilk station is a through station in the district of Bilk in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has two platforms and it is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 4 station. History The sta ...
is now served only by the
Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn The Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn () is a polycentric S-bahn network covering the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region in the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This includes most of the Ruhr (and cities such as Dortmund, Duisburg and Essen), the B ...
(slow regional trains) and is connected by the lines S 8, S 11 and S 28 to
Neuss Neuss (; written ''Neuß'' until 1968; ; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It is primarily known for its ...
,
Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Netherlands, Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, th ...
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Kaarst Kaarst (; ) is a town in Germany. It lies in the district of Rhein-Kreis Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is 5 km west of Neuss and 12 km east of Mönchengladbach. Division of the town Kaarst consists of 5 subdivisions * Kaarst (2 ...
,
Wuppertal Wuppertal (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, with a population of 355,000. Wuppertal is the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and List of cities in Germany by population, 17th-largest in Germany. It ...
,
Hagen Hagen () is a city in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, on the southeastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne and Volme meet the Ruhr (river), Ruhr. In 2023, the ...
,
Erkrath Erkrath () is a town in the Mettmann (district), district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Erkrath is situated on the river Düssel, directly east of Düsseldorf and west of Wuppertal, close to the famous Neandertal. It ...
,
Mettmann Mettmann () is a town in the northern part of the Bergisches Land, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the Mettmann (district), district of Mettmann, Germany's most densely populated rural district. The town lies ...
,
Dormagen Dormagen (; Ripuarian: ''Dormaje'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss. Geography Dormagen is situated between Düsseldorf – Cologne – Mönchengladbach on the western bank of the river Rhine. Division of ...
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Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
and other parts of Düsseldorf (
Central station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...
,
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim Gerresheim is one of the City of Düsseldorf, Germany's fifty quarters. Part of Borough 7, it is located in the eastern part of the municipality. Gerresheim is much older than Düsseldorf itself, having been an independent city with a rich histo ...
,...). Tram lines connect Bilk with the central district of Düsseldorf and a lot of other districts, especially with the south of the city,
Neuss Neuss (; written ''Neuß'' until 1968; ; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It is primarily known for its ...
,
Ratingen Ratingen (; ) is a town in the district of Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the northwestern part of Berg about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf. Administration With a communal reform of 1975 the independent municipalit ...
, and the university. Also, bus lines connect Bilk with other parts of the city and the neighboring towns.


Buildings and attractions

* Alte Bilker Kirche (Old Saint Martin Church), oldest building in Düsseldorf * Bilker Kirche (Saint Martin Church) * Polizeipräsidium (1929–1932) and Oberfinanzdirektion (1929–1939) *
Rheinturm The (; 'Rhine Tower') is a concrete Radio masts and towers, telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf, capital of the States of Germany, federal state (''Bundesland'') of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Construction commenced in 1979 and finishe ...
(high 240,5 m) * Düsseldorfer Stadttor (won some architecture awards) * K21 -
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen is the art collection of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, in Düsseldorf. United by this institution are three different exhibition venues: the ''K20'' at Grabbeplatz, the ''K21'' in th ...
* Botanic Garden Düsseldorf * Gehry buildings in the Harbour


Famous people who lived in Bilk

* Johann Friedrich Benzenberg (1777–1846), astronomer *
Ferdinand Freiligrath Ferdinand Freiligrath (17 June 1810 – 18 March 1876) was a German poet, translator and liberal agitator, who is considered part of the Young Germany movement. Life Freiligrath was born in Detmold, Principality of Lippe. His father was a teacher ...
(1810–1876) * Maria Melos (1820–1888) *
Ferdinand Lassalle Ferdinand Johann Gottlieb Lassalle (born Lassal; 11 April 1825 – 31 August 1864) was a German jurist, philosopher, socialist, and political activist. Remembered as an initiator of the German labour movement, he developed the theory of state s ...
(1825–1864), one of the founders of the
Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together w ...
* Heinrich Spoerl (1887–1955), writer and his son
Alexander Spoerl Alexander () is a male name of Greek origin. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are ...
(1917–1978), writer * Jakob Salentin von Zuccalmaglio (1775–1838), jurist *
Heino Heinz Georg Kramm (born 13 December 1938), known professionally as Heino, is a German singer of Schlager and traditional Volksmusik. Having sold a total of over 50 million records, he is one of the most successful German musicians of all time ...
(1938)


Literature

* Udo Achten (Hrsg.): ''Düsseldorf zu Fuß, 17 Stadtteilrundgänge durch die Geschichte und Gegenwart''. 1. Aufl., VSA-Verlag, Hamburg 1989 * Karl Endmann: ''Düsseldorf und seine Eisenbahnen in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart''. 2. Aufl., Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1987 * Oswald Gerhard und Wilhelm Kleeblatt (Hrsg.): ''Düsseldorfer Sagen aus Stadt und Land''. Werkgetreue Neuausgabe von 1926, Verlag der Goethe-Buchhandlung, Düsseldorf 1982 * Karl Emerich Krämer: ''Durchs Düsseltal nach Düsseldorf''. 1. Aufl., Mercator-Verlag Gert Wohlfahrt, Duisburg/München 1968 * Sonja Schürmann: ''Düsseldorf, Eine moderne Landeshauptstadt mit 700jähriger Geschichte und Kultur''. 1. Aufl., DuMont Kunst-Reiseführer, Köln 1988 * Hermann Smeets: ''Villa Bilici. Düsseldorf-Bilk früher und heute''. 1. Aufl., herausgegeben von der Stadt-Sparkasse Düsseldorf, Triltsch Druck und Verlag, Düsseldorf 1983 * Hugo Weidenhaupt: ''Kleine Geschichte der Stadt Düsseldorf''. 4. Aufl., Verlag L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1968


References


External links


Go-Bilk

Websites from Bilk at Duesselgo.de

Bilker Heimatfreunde

Stadtteilinfos

Katholische Pfarrgemeinde St. Martin Bilk-Friedrichstadt

Evangelische Friedens-Kirchengemeinde Bilk-Unterbilk-Friedrichstadt


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