District 7, Düsseldorf
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District 7 is an eastern city district
City district
City district is a type of administrative division of Pakistan and Croatia.It is also the English translation of German Stadtbezirk and Swedish Stadsdel.-See also:*City Districts of Pakistan...

 of Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

, Germany. The district covers an area of 27,97 square kilometres and (as of December 2009) has about 44,000 inhabitants. The district borders with the Düsseldorf districts 8, 2
District 2, Düsseldorf
District 2 is a city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The district covers an area of 7,18 square kilometres and has about 57,000 inhabitants....

 and 6 to the South, West and North. To the East the district borders with the rural districts of Kreis Mettmann.

Subdivisions

District 7 is made up of four Stadtteile (city parts):
# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km²
071 Gerresheim
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim
Gerresheim is one of the City of Düsseldorf, Germany's forty-nine boroughs. It is located in the eastern part of the municipality. Gerresheim is much older than Düsseldorf itself, having been an independent city with a rich history for over 1,000 years...

 
28,117 6,74 4,172
072 Grafenberg
Düsseldorf-Grafenberg
Grafenberg is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It borders to Gerresheim, Ludenberg, Flingern and Düsseltal.Grafenberg is one of the smallest boroughs in Düsseldorf. It is a green area and an expensive place to live Grafenberg is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It borders to Gerresheim, Ludenberg,...

 
5,481 0,94 5,831
073 Ludenberg
Düsseldorf-Ludenberg
Ludenberg is an urban borough of Düsseldorf.It borders on Gerresheim, Grafenberg, Hubbelrath and Rath.Until the beginning of the 19th century Ludenberg belonged to the mayors office of Gerresheim together with Erkrath, Vennhausen, Unterbach, Morp, Dorp and Bruchhausen. In 1852 the office of...

 
6,912 6,44 1,073
074 Hubbelrath
Düsseldorf-Hubbelrath
Hubbelrath is an urban bourough of Düsseldorf. It borders to Gerresheim, Mettmann, Erkrath and Ratingen.The name comes from the old estate Hupoldesroth, which was written mentioned first time in 950 A.C....

 
3,526 13,79 256
source: Amt für Statistik und Wahlen der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

  • Düsseldorf-Grafenberg Racecourse, Grafenberg
    Düsseldorf-Grafenberg
    Grafenberg is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It borders to Gerresheim, Ludenberg, Flingern and Düsseltal.Grafenberg is one of the smallest boroughs in Düsseldorf. It is a green area and an expensive place to live Grafenberg is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It borders to Gerresheim, Ludenberg,...


Transportation

The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Stations include Düsseldorf-Gerresheim
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station
Düsseldorf-Gerresheim station is a through station in the district of Gerresheim in the city of Düsseldorf in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station was opened along with the Düsseldorf–Elberfeld railway from Düsseldorf to Erkrath by the Düsseldorf-Elberfeld Railway Company on 20...

 and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
Düsseldorf Stadtbahn
The Düsseldorf Stadtbahn, together with the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn and the Düsseldorf Straßenbahn , is the backbone of the public transport system of Düsseldorf, Germany, and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network...

 light rail- and Rheinbahn
Rheinbahn
The Rheinbahn is a public transport provider operating in and around Düsseldorf. Its network consists of 7 Stadtbahn lines as well as 13 tram and 92 bus services and is integrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Stadtbahn network. The total rail network length is...

 tram-stations. The district can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 3 as well as Bundesstraße 7
Bundesstraße 7
The Bundesstraße 7 in Germany is a federal highway that stretches from the Dutch border at Venlo in the West to Rochlitz by Chemnitz in the East. It is approximately 530 km long...

 and 8
Bundesstraße 8
The Bundesstraße 8 is a road in southwestern Germany of great historical importance. It has existed since the 9th century, known then as Via Publica, and until recent times was a key trade route linking the towns of Duisburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg and Passau...

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