District 7, Düsseldorf

For other uses, see District 7.

Stadtbezirk 7
—  District of Düsseldorf  —
Location of District 7 shown in red
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
City	Düsseldorf
Area
– Total	27.97 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Population (December 2009[1])
– Total	43,814
– Density	1,566/km2 (4,055.9/sq mi)

typical residential street in Grafenberg

Düsseldorf-Grafenberg Racecourse in Grafenberg

District 7 (German: Stadtbezirk 7) is an eastern city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district covers an area of 27,97 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 44,000 inhabitants. The district borders with the Düsseldorf districts 8, 2 and 6 to the South, West and North. To the East the district borders with the rural districts of Kreis Mettmann.

Subdivisions

District 7 is made up of four Stadtteile (city parts):

#	City part	Population (2009)	Area (km²)	Pop. per km²
071	Gerresheim	28,117	6,74	4,172
072	Grafenberg	5,481	0,94	5,831
073	Ludenberg	6,912	6,44	1,073
074	Hubbelrath	3,526	13,79	256
source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (German)

Places of interest

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

• Düsseldorf-Grafenberg Racecourse, Grafenberg

Landmarks

• St. Margareta, Gerresheim

Parks and open spaces

• Ostpark

Transportation

The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway^[2]. Stations include Düsseldorf-Gerresheim and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 3 as well as Bundesstraße 7 and 8.

See also

• Districts of Düsseldorf

References

1. ^ Stadtbezirk 7, 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°14′13″N 6°51′51″E / 51.23694°N 6.86417°E / 51.23694; 6.86417