Borough 5 (Düsseldorf)

Borough 5 (German: Stadtbezirk 5) is a northern borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Düsseldorf's International Airport is located in the borough. It is the largest borough by land area, but also the least populated. The borough covers an area of 50.75 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has about 34,500 inhabitants.[1]

Stadtbezirk 5
Aerial view of Messe Düsseldorf in Stockum. Visible in the background are Kaiserswerth (center) and Düsseldorf Airport (right)
Aerial view of Messe Düsseldorf in Stockum.
Visible in the background are Kaiserswerth (center) and Düsseldorf Airport (right)
Location of Stadtbezirk 5 within Düsseldorf
Stadtbezirk 5 is located in Germany
Stadtbezirk 5
Stadtbezirk 5
Stadtbezirk 5 is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Stadtbezirk 5
Stadtbezirk 5
Coordinates: 51°17′50″N 6°44′21″E / 51.29722°N 6.73917°E / 51.29722; 6.73917
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
DistrictUrban district
CityDüsseldorf
Subdivisions6 quarters
Area
 • Total
50.75 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total
34,534
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
St. Suitbertus in Kaiserswerth
Schloss Kalkum in Kalkum

Stadtbezirk 5 borders with the Düsseldorf boroughs 1 and 6 to the South, and - via a shared border across the Rhine - borough 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

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

# City part Population (2020)[1] Area (km²)[2] Pop. per km²[1]
051 Düsseldorf-Stockum 5,596 5.74 845
052 Düsseldorf-Lohausen 4,170 12.42 358
053 Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth 7,923 4.80 1,627
054 Düsseldorf-Wittlaer 8,117 6.89 1,175
055 Düsseldorf-Angermund 6,746 13.29 506
056 Düsseldorf-Kalkum 1,982 7.61 262

Places of interest

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Arts, Culture and Entertainment

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Landmarks

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Parks and open spaces

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  • Nordpark

Transportation

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The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[3] Düsseldorf Airport is located in Lohausen, part of Borough 5. Stations include Düsseldorf Airport, Düsseldorf-Angermund and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 44, 52 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 7 and 8.

Rhine bridges

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  •   A 44 Flughafenbrücke

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr
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