Düsseldorf-Hafen is an urban quarter 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 ...

, Germany, part of Borough 3, located on the river Rhine and the location of the city's docks. The quarter covers , and is predominantly commercial and industrial in nature, with a very small residential population. It had 110 residents in the year 2020, making it the Düsseldorf quarter with the lowest population density. The docks prospered for decades but lost much of their trade when

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closed its nearby pipe factory. As a result the eastern part of the docks started to be redeveloped, attracting businesses in the service sector such as media, design and fashion companies. One of the first new residents to the so-called Media Harbour was

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with its current affairs TV and radio studios. Düsseldorf local radio station Antenne Düsseldorf is also based in the harbour area. One of the largest cinemas of Düsseldorf is in the Hafen. The Landtag (State parliament) of

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and the

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 ...

are situated right next to the harbour. Within the Hafen district is the

Neuer Zollhof Neuer Zollhof or Der Neue Zollhof (''The New Zollhof'', named after a former customs facility), located at Neuer Zollhof 2-6, Unterbilk, is a prominent landmark of Düsseldorf-Hafen, part of the redeveloped port of Düsseldorf, Germany. The bui ...

an ensemble of three warped-looking buildings by architect

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and other postmodernist buildings. There are also many restaurants, bars, and a few clubs, which make the Hafen a prominent lifestyle district. The western part of the area still has actively used docks for barges that transport materials on the Rhine. There are plans for further redevelopment with the construction of high end apartment buildings. In 2003 the port company merged with the port of

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 ...

on the opposite bank of the Rhine to form Neuss-Düsseldorfer Häfen GmbH & Co. KG.

References

External links

Neuss Düsseldorfer Häfen, History (German)

Communal Administration, Der Medienhafen (German)

Communal Administration, District Mayor (German)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dusseldorf-Hafen Hafen Tourist attractions in Düsseldorf