Borough 7 (Düsseldorf)

Borough 7 (German: Stadtbezirk 7) is an eastern borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The borough covers an area of 27.97 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has about 47,000 inhabitants. The borough borders with the Düsseldorf boroughs 8, 2 and 6 to the South, West and North. To the East the borough borders with the rural district of Mettmann.

Stadtbezirk 7
Borough of Düsseldorf
Location of Stadtbezirk 7 within Düsseldorf
Stadtbezirk 7 Show map of Germany Stadtbezirk 7 Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°14′13″N 6°51′51″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
District	Urban district
City	Düsseldorf
Subdivisions	5 quarters
Area
• Total	27.62 km2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	47,072
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

typical residential street in Grafenberg

Düsseldorf-Grafenberg Racecourse in Grafenberg

Subdivisions

Borough 7 is made up of five Stadtteile (city parts):

#	City part	Population (2020)[1]	Area (km²)[2]	Pop. per km²[1]
071	Gerresheim	29,641	6.68	4,385
072	Grafenberg	5,845	0.914	6,423
073	Ludenberg	7,907	6.26	1,263
074	Hubbelrath	1,632	12.92	126
075	Knittkuhl	2,047	0.847	2,380

Places of interest

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

• Düsseldorf-Grafenberg Racecourse, Grafenberg

Landmarks

• St. Margareta, Gerresheim

Parks and open spaces

• Ostpark

Transportation

The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway.^[3] Stations include Düsseldorf-Gerresheim and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 3 as well as Bundesstraße 7 and 8.

See also

• Boroughs of Düsseldorf

References

1. "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
2. "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
3. Urban rail-transitmap Düsseldorf-Meerbusch Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr

External links

• Official webpage of the borough (in German)