District 3 (German: Stadtbezirk 3) is a central borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's most populous and one of its most diverse districts.

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Stadtbezirk 3
Borough of Düsseldorf
Rheinturm telecommunications tower at Media Harbour in Düsseldorf-Hafen
Location of Stadtbezirk 3 within Düsseldorf
Stadtbezirk 3 Show map of Germany Stadtbezirk 3 Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°12′29″N 6°46′36″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
District	Urban district
City	Düsseldorf
Subdivisions	8 quarters
Area
• Total	24.71 km2 (9.54 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	120,994
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Stadtbezirk 3 covers an area of 24.71 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has about 121,000 inhabitants.[1] The northern quarters in close proximity to district 1 - like Biedermeier era Friedrichstadt and Oberbilk - have flowing transitions towards Stadtmitte, Düsseldorf's central business district. Hafen is in an ongoing urban regeneration of the old port, which creates ever new loft-style office buildings, convention venues, night clubs, trendy bars and restaurants.[2][3] On the southern end of the district, quarters like Volmerswerth and Flehe still manage to preserve their suburban, small-world character.

The district borders with Düsseldorf districts 1 and 4 to the North, districts 2, 8 and 9 to the East and South-east and the river Rhine to the South and West. On the left Rhine side lies the city of Neuss.

Subdivisions

District 3 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):

Places of interest

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

• Apollo Varieté
• Kunst im Tunnel (KiT)
• Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (Art Collection Northrhine-Westphalia) - K20 (Grabbeplatz) and K21 (Ständehaus)
• Philipshalle

Landmarks

• Rheinturm telecommunication tower; at 241 m (791 ft) tallest building in Düsseldorf with an observation deck
• Neuer Zollhof; office building, designed by architect Frank Gehry
• Colorium, office building designed by architect Will Alsop
• Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia; state parliament
• Stadttor, state chancellery
• University of Düsseldorf with University Hospital
• Old St. Martin in Bilk, romanesque church from 10th century

Parks and open spaces

• Botanischer Garten Düsseldorf, a modern botanical garden
• Südpark
• Südfriedhof

Transportation

The district is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[4] Largest train station is Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, other stations include Düsseldorf Friedrichstadt, Düsseldorf Bilk, Düsseldorf Oberbilk and Düsseldorf Hamm as well as a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn underground- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. While the eastern and northern quarters of the districts can be reached via Bundesautobahn 57 and Bundesstraße 1, the southern and western quarters become accessible via Bundesautobahn 46 and Bundesstraße 8.

Rhine bridges

• Rheinkniebrücke
• Josef-Kardinal-Frings-Brücke
• A46 Fleher Brücke

See also

• Districts of Düsseldorf

References

External links

Media related to Bezirk 3 Düsseldorf at Wikimedia Commons

• Official webpage of the district (in German)