Düsseldorf-Flehe

Suppliant is a district of Dusseldorf and is located in the old south of the city Dusseldorf, adjacent to the neighborhoods of Bilk, Volmerswerth and Himmelgeist, located directly on the Rhine.

Suppliant heard with 2,469 residents to 2.05 km ² of the smaller districts. Administratively suppliant is assigned to the municipality 3.

District Outline

The core of the district between Fleher Church and the Rhine is heavily agricultural until today and still has a rural character, although he is quite inner city. In the vicinity of Aachen place, however, the character is urban. The Saturday's flea market at Aachen Square attracts visitors from throughout the region.

The rural character due not least to the small population and low buildings. The proportion of non- German citizen is 6 to 7% below the average of Düsseldorf (approx. 16%). The average age is about 44 years.

Name

The name suppliant probably comes forth from the Central German flet for river, old names are also VIe, Flee or Vlye, meaning " of the flow located ," others read in it the word " Escape " within the meaning of refuge, but the name was a long time in view floods also jokingly plead derived ( around one end of the flood ).

Suppliant was incorporated in 1384 already to Dusseldorf, but only in 1402 specifically mentioned.

Infrastructure

Water recovery plant: In suppliant, a water recovery plant and the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf promote here with filter bank filtration wells, ie Rhine water that has traveled through the sand and gravel layers and after further treatment is used as drinking water.

The most famous building of suppliant should be the Fleher bridge over which the highway 46 leads from Neuss to Wuppertal.

Catholic Church Our Lady of Sorrows

Stop Aachener Platz

Boundary between Bilk and suppliant ( Aachener Platz )