Düsseldorf-Derendorf

St. Adolfus, Derendorf

map of Düsseldorf, showing Derendorf (in red) within District 1 (in pink)

Derendorf is a borough of Düsseldorf, Germany. It is located north of Pempelfort and the central district, west of Rath, south of Kaiserswerth.

Derendorf has an area of 3.3 km². About 5,000 people live there. The median age is about 43 years.

Derendorf was mentioned as a settlement first time in 1100. In 1384 Derendorf became a part of Düsseldorf. There has been a slaughterhouse in Derendorf since 1602. The main growth of Derendorf was in the time of Industrial Revolution.

Derendorf is traditionally an industrial area of Düsseldorf, inhabited mostyl by a working-class population. The steelworks of Rheinmetall, the slaughterhouse and the brewery Schlösser are located here .

Many inhabitants of Derendorf are immigrants from Turkey, and the borough houses the central mosque of the Muslims in Düsseldorf.

See also

• Düsseldorf-Derendorf station

Sources

• Communal Administration, Statistics Office (German)
• Administration, District Administration (German)

Coordinates: 51°14′38″N 6°47′33″E / 51.24389°N 6.7925°E / 51.24389; 6.7925