Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt

The Düsseldorf's Friedrichstadt district is located between downtown and the Düsseldorf district of Bilk in the district 3

Covering an area of 1.04 km ² 17,839 people live there (as at 31 December 2010). He is with a population density of 17,177 inhabitants / km ², the most densely populated district of Düsseldorf. The Frederick city also has the highest car density in all parts of the city of Düsseldorf.

Location

In the West, the Friedrichstadt Unterbilk borders, on the northwest by the Carlstadt, in the north of the city center, on the east by Oberbilk and on the south by Bilk.

History

The Friedrichstadt is a young neighborhood of the old Dusseldorf. It originated in the mid-19th century as a result of the southern expansion of the city towards Bilk. Already in 1831, a development plan for the future Friedrichstadt was erected, but it was only in 1846 began with the development of the site. On 3 July 1854, the building permit was issued, and shortly thereafter, construction began on the fully designed on the drawing board district with its checkerboard pattern. The district got its name in 1852 in honor of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV In the vernacular of the district " Wallachia " was initially, probably due to its originally rather swampy ground.

The new Friedrichstadt soon became the preferred residential area, mainly for officials and officers. With the opening of the station in 1878 is moved while in the consequence also in the industrial district and boosted its economic development, the character of a residential town remained nonetheless. A majority of the buildings from the period still exists today.

The garden city idea was implemented by Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe in the Friedrichstadt district in the form of gardens with ponds Schwanenspiegel and Kaiserteich. 1880 drew the Prussian Provincial Landtag of the Rhineland in the House of the Estates, which until 1988 the parliament of North Rhine -Westphalia was home. Today, the building is called K21 and is a branch of the art collection of North Rhine -Westphalia. Today, the building and the surrounding greenery and ponds for Unterbilk district belong.

Population

The district has a very high proportion of unmarried residents and one-person households. Many residents are dependent on public funds. In addition, the Friedrichstadt with 28.2% has a higher than average proportion of foreigners, on average, this is located in Dusseldorf at 17.1%.

Description of the district

Given the high population density in the district itself, there are very few significant green spaces.

The only recreational and playground set in the midst of the district includes the historic Fürstenplatz. With its north and south respectively rounded conditioning and some diagonally running towards him back streets of space differs also from the otherwise dominant in the Friedrichstadt checkerboard pattern of streets.

Economy and Transport

Economy

The Friedrichstrasse in the west of the district is next to North and Rethelstraße one of the busiest shopping streets outside the city center. Here is the 8000 square feet of retail comprehensive Stern-Verlag Düsseldorf's largest bookstore and the ASG Education Forum. To the east of Frederick Street in the amount of belonging to the church square Unterbilk Portigon AG and the Savings Banks and Giro Association in several administrative buildings are located. Further to the north -west borders the Friedrichstadt to the green and pond plants in the environment of the Museum of the international contemporary art K21 at the Estates house.

The Frederick city hosts mainly jobs in the service sector, most of them in the social, legal, tax and business consulting and testing, also in banking and commercial insurance. In the district headquarters of the German Pension Insurance Rheinland is located; it has its seat in the second highest skyscraper in Düsseldorf (122 meters), the former LVA main building.

The main thoroughfare of the district is extending in the north-south direction Corneliusstraße which the motorway A 46 to the north followed by Berliner Allee and also connects with the city center. The result is an above-average traffic load for the residents, especially in the morning and late afternoon.

By 1982, the production site of the known Maoam candy was on the Hildebrandt Road in Friedrichstadt. In the former factory buildings are now home to CreativCenter. In the garage Bilk at Oberbilker alley freelancers meet to coworking. Right next to the German Webvideopreis is organized and produced the journalist Mario Sixtus for ZDFinfo his Electric Reporter on the topics of new media, web culture and media literacy. Something away placed at the cottage road is the Hackerspace Chaos Computer Club Dusseldorf Chaos village.

Traffic

The Friedrichstadt district is located in the downtown area. Numerous bus and tram lines are within walking distance; in the district is also the S- Bahn stop Dusseldorf - Friedrichstadt.

S- Bahn station Friedrichstraße City: The station Dusseldorf -Friedrichstadt is located about 1 kilometer south of the Düsseldorf main station in Düsseldorf's Friedrichstadt. It is located on the railway line Mönchengladbach- Dusseldorf and belongs to the train station category 4

Location: The station is located in a central location between the districts of Dusseldorf - Friedrichstadt, Dusseldorf and Dusseldorf -Bilk - Oberbilk. He is in high position above the hut road and the Oberbilker Avenue.

The S-Bahn station has a center platform with access to the cottage road and the Oberbilker Avenue.

Lines: Currently, the station is served by three lines of the S -Bahn; at the entrance to the hut road, there is also to transfer to the tram line 715 (stop sun ​​road).

Public institutions

In the Friedrichstadt district, at the cabin 68, the fire brigade control of the professional fire Dusseldorf is stationed. At the Luis Straße 73 is the Realschule Luis street, a building designed by John Radke.

Attractions

The Catholic Church of St. Anthony is the largest church in Düsseldorf and was built by architect Wilhelm Sültenfuß in the late Romanesque style from 1905 to 1909. The church of St. Anthony is since 1983 listed building and was renovated in 1997.

The Prince Course is the industry well since 1937. This was created by the sculptor Friedrich Coubillier and had 1913 to 1926 his place in front of the former Art Exhibition Palace. The fountain shows the god Vulcan, the miner and the ironworkers.

Cabaret is listed in the theater Takelgarn. Experimental Theatre presents the urban Forum Freies Theater. Presenting contemporary art and performance and discuss the art clubs damenundherren eV and butcher Schnitzel eV