Reisholz 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 ...
, part of
Borough 9. It is located in the south of the city, bordering
Holthausen,
Benrath,
Hassels and the river
Rhine
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. It has an area of ,
and 3,753 inhabitants (2020).
Reisholz is an industrial part of the city. Its history started in 1905 by creation of a harbour to the Rhine, a
goods station
A goods station (also known as a goods yard or goods depot) or freight station is, in the widest sense, a railway station where, either exclusively or predominantly, goods (or freight), such as merchandise, parcels, and manufactured items, are lo ...
and an industrial area by the Industrie-Terrains Düsseldorf-Reisholz (IDR) company. Many chemical factories, engine building industries, paper mills, petrochemical manufacturers and an oil refinery went to Reisholz.
In 1907 the IDR company built a neogothic church, later demolished and replaced by the expanding
Henkel
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Henkel, is a German multinational chemical and consumer goods company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. Founded in 1876, the DAX company is organized into two globally operating business units (Cons ...
Company.
Reisholz belonged to Benrath and became a part of Düsseldorf together with Benrath in 1929.
In the harbour of Reisholz there are plans for a new business and living area.
References
Urban districts and boroughs of Düsseldorf
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