Borough 4 () is a borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It covers an area of 12.62 square kilometres and has about 45,000 inhabitants (2020).
Borough 4 is the city's only borough on the west bank of the Rhine and its quarters are popular residential areas. Across the river, it shares borders with Düsseldorf boroughs 5, 1 and 3. West and South-west, the borough is bordered by Rhein-Kreis Neuss and the city of Neuss.
Subdivisions Borough 4 is made up of four Stadtteile (city parts):
# City part Population (2020) Area (km2) Pop. per km2 041 Oberkassel 19,052 3.68 5,149 042 Heerdt 12,395 4.05 3,060 043 Lörick 7,513 2.55 2,935 044 Niederkassel 6,079 2.34 2,565
Economy The borough is home to the headquarters of Vodafone Germany, bakery chain Kamps, world-leading tea bag producer Teekanne as well as the Rheinische Post publishing house.
Places of interest Arts, culture and entertainment Largest Fair on the Rhine (only during July)
Landmarks St. Antonius, Oberkassel
Parks and open spaces Rheinwiesen
Transportation The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway.Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch , Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr Stations include a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 57 and Bundesstraße 7.
Rhine bridges Theodor-Heuss-Brücke Oberkasseler Brücke Rheinkniebrücke
Education
The Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf (JISD) first opened in a church building in Oberkassel on April 21, 1971, before moving to its permanent home in 1973. From 1983 to 2001 junior high school students of the JISD attended classes at the former Lanker School in Oberkassel."Outline of the school ." Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf. Retrieved on 1 January 2014.
See also Boroughs of Düsseldorf
References
External links Official webpage of the district