Niederkassel is a quarter 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. It is located on the west side of the river
Rhine
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, bordering
Oberkassel and
Lörick. It has an area of ,
and 6,079 inhabitants (2020).
It was connected to Düsseldorf when the Oberkassel Bridge was opened in 1898.
It was originally part of the district of
Heerdt
Heerdt is one of the older quarters of the city of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 4 (Düsseldorf), Borough 4. Heerdt and its neighbouring quarters Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, Oberkassel, Düsseldorf-Niederkassel, Niederkassel and Düsseldorf-Lörick, Lö ...
, until Heerdt became a part of Düsseldorf in 1909.
At the start of the 20th century, Oberkassel and Niederkassel were popular places for artist's residences., prompted by the national arts exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1902.
In the 1970s, Oberkassel and Niederkassel become a popular place for the Japanese community in Germany to live.
In 1973 the permanent facility of
Japanese School of Düsseldorf opened in Niederkassel.
[Überblick über die Schulgeschichte]
"
''Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf
is a Japanese international school in Oberkassel, Düsseldorf, Germany.
''Japanische Ergänzungsschule in Düsseldorf'' (デュッセルドルフ日本語補習校 ''Dyusserudorufu Nihongo Hoshūkō''), a Japanese weekend school, is a part of t ...
''. Retrieved on 2 January 2013. In 1993 the Ekō House, a center for Japanese culture with a traditional Japanese
tea house
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and a
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
temple, was opened there. Niederkassel sometimes is called "Klein-Tokio" ("Little Tokyo") by locals.
Since 1887, a fete with an annual barrel race has been held in Niederkassel. The barrels are carried in special handcarts called "Schörskar".
References
External links
Communal Administration, District Administration (German)
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Urban districts and boroughs of Düsseldorf