Heerdt is one of the older quarters of the city 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 ...

, part of Borough 4. Heerdt and its neighbouring quarters Oberkassel,

Niederkassel Niederkassel (; Ripuarian: ''Neddekaaßel'') is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of around 37,000 people. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. north-east of Bonn and sou ...

and Lörick lie on the left side of the river

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, opposite to the other districts of Düsseldorf and the central district. Heerdt has an area of , and 12,395 inhabitants (2020). Bunkerkirche-Duesseldorf

Heerdt is connected to the centre of the city by three bridges, the Oberkassler Brücke, the

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and the Theodor-Heuss-Brücke. Cars, bikes and pedestrians can use all bridges. The Oberkassler Brücke is used by some tram and underground lines running between the districts on both sides of the river. There is a direct connection to the motorway 52 heading to

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and

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. The tram lines U70 and U76 connect Heerdt with

Meerbusch Meerbusch () is a town in Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been an incorporated town since 1970. Meerbusch is the municipality with the most income millionaires in North Rhine-Westphalia. Geography Meerbusch is a town i ...

and

(and the central districts, too), the line U75 with

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 ...

. Heerdt was first mentioned in the 11th century. For centuries Heerdt was strongly connected to the neighbouring town of

. From 1794 to 1814, Neuss was part of France during the reign of Napoleon. At the end of the 19th century the construction of the first permanent bridge between Düsseldorf and Heerdt changed things. Heerdt became industrialised. Until today the structure of Heerdt shows the era of industrialisation, but there are a lot of relics of the old Heerdt, especially the old churches.

References

External links

Communal Administration, District Administration (German)
Urban districts and boroughs of Düsseldorf {{Düsseldorf-geo-stub