District 5, Düsseldorf

For other uses, see District 5.

Stadtbezirk 5
—  District of Düsseldorf  —
Aerial view of Messe Düsseldorf in Stockum. Visible in the background are Kaiserswerth (center) and Düsseldorf-Lohausen Airport (right)
Location of District 5 shown in red
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
City	Düsseldorf
Area
– Total	50.96 km2 (19.7 sq mi)
Population (December 2009[1])
– Total	32,481
– Density	637/km2 (1,649.8/sq mi)

St. Suitbertus in Kaiserswerth

Schloss Kalkum in Kalkum

District 5 (German: Stadtbezirk 5) is a northern city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district is location of Düsseldorf's International Airport. It is the largest district by land area, but also the least populated. The district covers an area of 50,96 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 32,500 inhabitants.

Stadtbezirk 5 borders with the Düsseldorf districts 1 and 6 to the South, and - via a shared border across the Rhine - district 4 to the South-West. To the West - also across the Rhine - it borders with Rhein-Kreis Neuss. Further it shares borders with the city of Duisburg to the North, and Kreis Mettmann to the East.

Subdivisions

District 5 is made up of six Stadtteile (city parts):

#	City part	Population (2009)	Area (km²)	Pop. per km²
051	Düsseldorf-Stockum	5,060	6,70	755
052	Düsseldorf-Lohausen	4,009	11,66	344
053	Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth	7,897	4,71	1,677
054	Düsseldorf-Wittlaer	7,654	6,91	1,108
055	Düsseldorf-Angermund	6,005	13,30	452
056	Düsseldorf-Kalkum	1.890	7,62	248
source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (German)

Places of interest

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

• Kaiserswerth Imperial Palace, Kaiserswerth
• Messegelände incl. multifunctional Esprit Arena, Stockum

Landmarks

• St. Suitbertus, Kaiserswerth
• Kalkum Palace, Kalkum

Parks and open spaces

• Nordpark

Transportation

The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway.^[2] Düsseldorf International Airport is located in Lohausen, part of District 5. Stations include Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf-Angermund and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 44, 52 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 7 and 8.

Rhine bridges

• Flughafenbrücke

See also

• Districts of Düsseldorf
• Rhine-Ruhr

References

1. ^ Stadtbezirk 5, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, 2009 (German)
2. ^ Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr

External links

Media related to Districts of Düsseldorf at Wikimedia Commons

• Official webpage of the district (German)

Coordinates: 51°17′50″N 6°44′21″E / 51.29722°N 6.73917°E / 51.29722; 6.73917