Borough 9 () is a southern borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The borough covers an area of 36.57 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has approximately 94,000 inhabitants, making it the city's second most populous borough after Borough 3.
The borough borders Düsseldorf Boroughs 3 and 8 to the north, and 10 to the south. To the east and west the borough borders the rural districts of Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively.
Subdivisions Borough 9 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):
# City part Population (2020) Area (km2) Pop. per km2 091 Düsseldorf-Wersten 27,151 4.42 6,101 092 Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist 2,067 4.46 464 093 Düsseldorf-Holthausen 12,775 5.35 2,388 094 Düsseldorf-Reisholz 3,753 1.85 2,040 095 Düsseldorf-Benrath 17,178 5.99 2,858 096 Düsseldorf-Urdenbach 10,559 7.55 1,393 097 Düsseldorf-Itter 2,411 2.58 927 098 Düsseldorf-Hassels 18,465 4.37 4,216
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 Benrather Wald Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University Freizeitpark Niederheid Hasseler Forst Himmelgeister Rheinbogen Park Elbroich Schlosspark Benrath Südpark Urdenbacher Kämpe
Transportation The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway.Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch , Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr Stations include Düsseldorf-Benrath, Düsseldorf-Reisholz and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 46 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 8 and 228.
See also Boroughs of Düsseldorf
References
External links Official webpage of the borough