Düsseldorf-Niederkassel

Niederkassel is a quarter of the city of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 4. It is located on the west side of the river Rhine, bordering Oberkassel and Lörick. It has an area of 2.34 km² (0.90 sq mi),^[2] and 6,079 inhabitants (2020).^[1] It was connected to Düsseldorf when the Oberkassel Bridge was opened in 1898.^{[citation needed]}

Düsseldorf-Niederkassel
Stadtteil of Düsseldorf
Ekō House, Japanese Cultural Centre in Niederkassel
Map of Düsseldorf, showing Niederkassel (in red) within Borough 4 (in pink)
Düsseldorf-Niederkassel Show map of Germany Düsseldorf-Niederkassel Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°14′24″N 6°45′00″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
District	Urban district
City	Düsseldorf
Borough	Borough 4
Area
• Total	2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,079
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

It was originally part of the district of Heerdt, until Heerdt became a part of Düsseldorf in 1909.^{[citation needed]}

At the start of the 20th century, Oberkassel and Niederkassel were popular places for artist's residences.^{[citation needed]}, prompted by the national arts exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1902.^[3]

In the 1970s, Oberkassel and Niederkassel become a popular place for the Japanese community in Germany to live.^[4][5] In 1973 the permanent facility of Japanese School of Düsseldorf opened in Niederkassel.^[6] In 1993 the Ekō House, a center for Japanese culture with a traditional Japanese tea house and a Buddhist temple, was opened there. Niederkassel sometimes is called "Klein-Tokio" ("Little Tokyo") by locals.^[5]

Since 1887, a fete with an annual barrel race has been held in Niederkassel. The barrels are carried in special handcarts called "Schörskar".^[7]

References

1. "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
2. "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
3. Note: "Industrial and Crafts Exhibition Rhineland-Westphalia combined with a German National Art Exhibition Dusseldorf 1902"
4. "The Coolest Neighborhoods in Dusseldorf". The Culture Trip Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021.
5. "Düsseldorf für Japan-Fans: Klein-Tokio am Rhein". Der Spiegel (in German). 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013.
6. "Überblick über die Schulgeschichte." (Archive) Japanische Internationale Schule in Düsseldorf. Retrieved on 2 January 2013.
7. Hansen, Werner. "Die Chronik der Tonnengarde" [Chronicle of the Barrelrace]. Tonnengarde Niederkassel 1887 e.V. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019.

External links

• Communal Administration, District Administration (German)