Borough 9 (Düsseldorf)
# Borough 9 (Düsseldorf)

Borough 9 (German: Stadtbezirk 9) is a southern borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The borough covers an area of 36.57 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has approximately 94,000 inhabitants, making it the city's second most populous borough after Borough 3.

The borough borders Düsseldorf Boroughs 3 and 8 to the north, and 10 to the south. To the east and west the borough borders the rural districts of Mettmann and Rhein-Kreis Neuss respectively.

## Subdivisions

Borough 9 is made up of eight Stadtteile (city parts):

| # | City part | Population (2020) | Area (km²) | Pop. per km² |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 091 | Düsseldorf-Wersten | 27,151 | 4.42 | 6,101 |
| 092 | Düsseldorf-Himmelgeist | 2,067 | 4.46 | 464 |
| 093 | Düsseldorf-Holthausen | 12,775 | 5.35 | 2,388 |
| 094 | Düsseldorf-Reisholz | 3,753 | 1.85 | 2,040 |
| 095 | Düsseldorf-Benrath | 17,178 | 5.99 | 2,858 |
| 096 | Düsseldorf-Urdenbach | 10,559 | 7.55 | 1,393 |
| 097 | Düsseldorf-Itter | 2,411 | 2.58 | 927 |
| 098 | Düsseldorf-Hassels | 18,465 | 4.37 | 4,216 |

## Places of interest

### Landmarks

* Park and Schloss Benrath, Benrath, Park and Castle
* St. Hubertus, Itter, romanesque church from 12th century
* St. Nikolaus, Himmelgeist, romanesque church from 11th century

### Parks and open spaces

* Benrather Wald
* Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University
* Freizeitpark Niederheid
* Hasseler Forst
* Himmelgeister Rheinbogen
* Park Elbroich
* Schlosspark Benrath
* Südpark
* Urdenbacher Kämpe

## Transportation

The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Stations include Düsseldorf-Benrath, Düsseldorf-Reisholz and both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn light rail- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 46 and 59 as well as Bundesstraße 8 and 228.

