Düsseldorf-Derendorf
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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.
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...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is located north of Pempelfort
Düsseldorf-Pempelfort
Pempelfort is a city part in the North-east of the central District 1 of Düsseldorf.It borders on Stadtmitte, Derendorf, the Cologne–Duisburg railway, connecting Flingern and Düsseltal, Oberbilk, Golzheim and the river Rhine....
and the central district
District 1, Düsseldorf
District 1 is the central city district of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center...
, west of Rath
Düsseldorf-Rath
Rath is a borough in northern Düsseldorf District 6, near the airport, with 16,975 inhabitants . It is about 5 km northeast of the city center.-History:...
, south of Kaiserswerth
Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth
Kaiserswerth is one of the oldest parts of the City of Düsseldorf. It is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. It houses the Deaconess's Institute of Kaiserswerth where Florence Nightingale studied....
.
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
Rheinmetall
Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and defence company with factories in Düsseldorf, Kassel and Unterlüß. The company has a long tradition of making guns and artillery pieces...
, the slaughterhouse and the brewery Schlösser are located here .
Many inhabitants of Derendorf are immigrants from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, and the borough houses the central mosque
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
of the Muslims in Düsseldorf.