Düsseldorf-Pempelfort

PEMPELFORT is a district of the City of Dusseldorf. It is located in the center of the district 1

Because of its central location, its dense, mixed and historic buildings as well as its characterization by small enterprises of the cultural and creative industries, he is considered district with urban atmosphere. Therefore, it is popular with young people and singles. The social structure in the district is extremely diverse - both in terms of age as well as the income of its residents. There are many long-established residents who maintain the traditions of their respective communities, on the other hand, a high turnover, such as employees of large Düsseldorf-based company, which come from all over Germany and other countries and choose for the duration of their employment in the city PEMPELFORT to live. Particularly expensive living in the streets north of the Court Gardens is close to the Rhine. To the east, fall, rents and the quality of the living environment. The construction of the new city districts Their village, planned with 139,000 m² living space for about 3000 residents and 311,000 m² of office space for about 9,000 jobs, also called Le Quartier Central ®, but will also increase the level and thus probably contribute to the further gentrification.

Geography

The district of Düsseldorf PEMPELFORT bordered to the south by Old Town and city center. To the west of the Rhine district is bounded to the east of the main route of the Deutsche Bahn AG and the Duesseltal district. Parts Pempelforts, even his most important supply center, the north road are often mistakenly expected to Derendorf, but in fact this is just north of the Jülich road. The Klever Straße separates PEMPELFORT northwards from Golzheim district.

In a north-south direction PEMPELFORT is intersected by the Prince George's Road, a busy main road, in the middle of a wooded arm of Dussel flows above ground.

The district is part of the central city district 1 Here are some important institutions, such as the district government Dusseldorf, the Oberlandesgericht Dusseldorf and the museum complex courtyard with museum art palace, the NRW-Forum and the Tonhalle. The big companies E.ON AG and Ergo Insurance Group / Victoria Insurance have their headquarters here.

The area around the North Road forms with its comparatively broad and deep range of retail, catering and the services the most important supply center north of downtown; it not only provides PEMPELFORT but also the neighborhoods Their village and Golzheim.

Demography

PEMPELFORT with its 2.69 km ² and 26,800 inhabitants, the largest and most densely populated district of the Municipality of 1 and has a high population density of almost 10,000 inhabitants per square kilometer.

History

Until the early 19th century, the PEMPELFORT ahead where the city walls was only sparsely populated. Originally Dynastensitz of the Knights of PEMPELFORT should have been due to a ford across the Düsseldorf here. In the deed to the city survey of 1288, among other, the good one is headed " Rumpolds in PEMPELFORT ". Furthermore, the Rochus - chapel was consecrated in 1667 at the future site of the church of the same name. 1854 the area was declared an official district next to the Old Town and Charles City by the Prussian king as part of an urban expansion plan. Also at that time pointed PEMPELFORT only scattered settlement approaches and building on, especially the eponymous Good PEMPELFORT, the former residence of the philosopher Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, interspersed in a predominantly still agriculturally and horticulturally used landscape, among the buildings and the middle of the 18th century, Jägerhof Palace.

Based on the urban expansion plan, which was the Prussian line of flight planning to basically be PEMPELFORT developed in the 19th century quickly to the living quarters of the upper middle class. Among the new residents were professors out of the Dusseldorf Art Academy and established artists of the Düsseldorf School of Painting, in particular, drew their elegant town houses on the Jägerhofstraße.

The popularity of the new district significantly contributed to the Hofgarten, whose oldest parts had already been created 1769-1771. After the demolition of the old fortifications of the courtyard had been considerably expanded from 1804 in the style of an English park by Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe and progressively designed with monuments and dining facilities. Thus existed in Hofgärtnerhaus time, a garden restaurant and pineapple on the mountain next to the pond at the Landskrone a restaurant. In the western part of the Hofgarten, there was a café that Majolikahäuschen, which was originally a 1902 exhibition pavilion of the industrial and commercial exhibition Dusseldorf.

The Golzheimer cemetery, which lies with its southern part in PEMPELFORT district was created in 1804 and 1897/98 closed. It is now open as a park for walkers.

The artist club paintbox acquired the Jacobi house in 1860 and extended in 1953.

In 1888, the Prince George Street was created as an avenue named after Prince George of Prussia, a patron of the Historical Museum and the Düsseldorf shooters.

1897 Rochus church was consecrated and given to the community. The building of the Higher Regional Court dates from 1910, a year later the neighboring building of the provincial government was completed.

Opened in 1902 on the banks of the Rhine (at the site of the present Rhine park ), the Industrial and Commercial Exhibition and numerous buildings and halls formed the basis for a future exhibition grounds at this point, including with the GeSoLei, the Great Exhibition of health care, social welfare and physical education in 1926. 1971 the fair was moved to its present location in Stockum and the existing city hall gave way after 1990 the buildings of the management of the Victoria Insurance.

The Tonhalle moved into the former planetarium in the Court of Honour in 1978.

Presence

As the center of the western Pempelforts the shopping mile north road can be viewed. She holds with shops for food, delicacies, organic and Third World products, furniture, flowers, games and stationery, clothing and sporting equipment over book, wine and antique shops to opticians, jewelers, perfumeries as well as the only independent Audiobook action in Germany etc. a rich range of goods available. Thus, it is outside the city center, the main shopping street of the city dar. between, and in the side streets there are many pubs, restaurants and cafes; particularly many Italians - from simple to elegant.

At the Munster Road, near the triangle, is the recently carefully renovated Art Nouveau swimming pool Münster -Therme.

The center of the eastern Pempelforts presents with shops for daily needs, the Derendorfer road dar. Popular here is also the site of the former goods station on which offer their services to some businesses and restorations. The Saturday's indoor flea market in late 2007 had to yield to the beginning of the large construction project New neighborhoods Their village. The restaurant and club " Les Halles " performs its operation but is continuing. Were popular until the total takeover of the area by the construction project and the gastronomy in the former goods station halls, their junk interiors the local characteristic Shabby Chic awarded. Also highly frequented the cafes, restaurants and pubs further north in the area of ​​Moltke and Tußmannstraße. On Kolpingplatz, framed by the Kleverstraße, the Wall Street, Palatine Road and Schwerin Street, every Wednesday and Saturday of the Rhenish Farmers' Market held with an offering of food and flowers from the region.

Attractions

• Theatre Museum Dusseldorf
• Museum Kunst Palast ( courtyard )
• NRW-Forum ( courtyard )
• Tonhalle ( courtyard )
• Hofgarten
• Rhine Park ( Pempelforter part south of an imaginary axial extension of the Kleverstraße )
• Historical Cemetery Golzheim ( Pempelforter part south of the Kleverstraße )
• Castle Jägerhof
• Rochuskirche

Traffic

PEMPELFORT is served by a variety of tram - (701, 703, 704, 706, 707, 711, 712, 713, 715) and bus ( SB50, SB55, 721, 722, 737, 752, 754, 756, 758 ). To the west of the district also operate the rail lines U78 and U79 (here as subway). In the east, the stations Wehrhahnlinie Zoo and provide connection to the S- Bahn S1, S6, and S11 of the S- Bahn Rhein -Ruhr.

For the traffic of the feeder dam Kennedy ensured in the north of the district an easy access to the north of the city highways. To the south, especially the Rheinufertunnel serves as a connection. As part of the development of the former goods station Derendorf the new relief road Their village is a main road relieve the other north-south connections and ensure mobility for the new residents and employees in the "new neighborhood ".