- District 9, Düsseldorf
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For other uses, see District 9.
Stadtbezirk 9 — District of Düsseldorf — Park and Schloss Benrath in Düsseldorf-Benrath
Location of District 9 shown in red
Country 
GermanyState 
North Rhine-WestphaliaCity 
DüsseldorfArea – Total 36.59 km2 (14.1 sq mi) Population (December 2009[1]) – Total 89,163 – Density 2,437/km2 (6,311.8/sq mi) 
St. Hubertus in Itter
Schloss Mickeln in HimmelgeistDistrict 9 (German: Stadtbezirk 9) is a southern city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district covers an area of 36,59 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 89,000 inhabitants.
The district borders with the Düsseldorf districts 3 and 8 to the North, and 10 to the South. To the East and West the district borders with the rural districts of Kreis Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively.
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Subdivisions
District 9 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):
# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km² 091 Düsseldorf-Benrath 15,831 5,90 2,683 092 Düsseldorf-Hassels 17,538 4,50 3,897 093 Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist 1,302 4,46 292 094 Düsseldorf-Holthausen 11,846 5,30 2,235 095 Düsseldorf-Itter 1,717 2,61 658 096 Düsseldorf-Reisholz 3,604 1,78 2,025 097 Düsseldorf-Urdenbach 10,490 7,64 1,373 098 Düsseldorf-Wersten 26,788 4,38 6,116 source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf (German) Places of interest
Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Landmarks
- Park and Schloss Benrath, Benrath, Park and Castle
- St. Hubertus, Itter, romanesque church from 12th century
- St. Nikolaus, Himmelgeist, romanesque church from 11th century
Parks and open spaces
- Schlosspark Benrath
- Südpark
- Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University
Transportation
The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[2] Stations include Düsseldorf-Benrath, Düsseldorf-Reisholz and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 46 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 8 and 228.
See also
References
- ^ Stadtbezirk 9, Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, 2009 (German)
- ^ 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)
Districts of Düsseldorf District 1 · District 2 · District 3 · District 4 · District 5 · District 6 · District 7 · District 8 · District 9 · District 10
District 1: Altstadt · Derendorf · Golzheim · Carlstadt · Pempelfort · Stadtmitte | District 2: Düsseltal · Flingern-Nord · Flingern-Süd | District 3: Bilk · Flehe · Friedrichstadt · Hafen · Hamm · Oberbilk · Unterbilk · Volmerswerth | District 4: Heerdt · Lörick · Niederkassel · Oberkassel | District 5: Angermund · Kaiserswerth · Kalkum · Lohausen · Stockum · Wittlaer | District 6: Lichtenbroich · Mörsenbroich · Rath · Unterrath | District 7: Gerresheim · Grafenberg · Hubbelrath · Ludenberg | District 8: Eller · Lierenfeld · Unterbach · Vennhausen | District 9: Benrath · Hassels · Himmelgeist · Holthausen · Itter · Reisholz · Urdenbach · Wersten | District 10: Garath · Hellerhof
Coordinates: 50°56′12″N 6°57′37″E / 50.93667°N 6.96028°ECategories:- Urban districts and boroughs of Düsseldorf
- North Rhine-Westphalia geography stubs
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