Düsseldorf-Lörick

Lorick is a left-Rhine district of Dusseldorf and belongs to the municipality 4 The strong contrasts between rural idyll with skyscrapers and a densely built-up business district characterize the district.

• 2.1 Archaeological finds
• 2.2 Early history
• 2.3 Orientation to Dusseldorf

Geography

Location

The district lies directly on the Rhine adjacent to the Düsseldorf city parts of Lower Kassel, Kassel upper and Heerdt and to the district of the city Buederich sea bush.

Development and use

A part of Loerick is suburban in feel, in essence, mainly with one-and two -family homes in upscale standard. The old town, old Lorick, has rural character. New buildings need to adapt the formative townscape.

In contrast, the office area is starfish with numerous high-rise buildings, the 10,000 people offer jobs to around 450,000 m². Numerous companies in the communications industry as well as Japanese companies have their headquarters here There are also five hotels with 1,500 beds. In Loerick are 9 % of the existing in Dusseldorf accommodation capacities and approximately 5.5 % of the total office space of the state capital.

Lorick is also known by its popular recreation center with pool, marina and camping as a leisure destination.

History

Archaeological finds

From the beginnings Löricks testifies an early-medieval burial ground, from the 1950 and 1957 burials were recovered near the Ilvericher road. The graves are already in the middle of the 5th century, the recent finds are from the period around 700 AD Remarkable is a Men's grave the second half of the 5th century with a special sword that in the professional world after the metal fittings the scabbard is called " type Oberlörick -Samson- Abingdon ".

Early history

The Düsseldorf city District 4, with the non- Loerick also low Kassel, Kassel upper and Heerdt include substantially corresponds to the field for the first time in the 9th century documentary mentioned rural community Heerdt. For centuries, the village lying in the Rhine loop oriented to the left bank of the hinterland.

Orientation to Dusseldorf

With the construction of the first permanent bridge across the Rhine in 1898 Dusseldorf won for Heerdt - and vice versa - in importance. Through newly created residential areas in Upper Kassel, the population of the municipality Heerdt skyrocketed. The council was made at the instigation of Nicholas Knopp by the incorporation to Dusseldorf 1909. The old residents rendered against it violently resistance.

In 1957, the north bridge was opened to traffic, which was six years later renamed Theodor Heuss Bridge. From 1960, and especially in the 1970s, the office complex "Starfish " was born. The outdoor pool Loerick was completed in 1961.