Borough 1 (German: Stadtbezirk 1) is the central borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center. The borough covers an area of 11.31 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has about 86,000 inhabitants.
Despite being one of Düsseldorf's smallest boroughs by area, Stadtbezirk 1 includes several distinct quarters: the city's Medieval Altstadt is known as an entertainment district with plenty of Altbier pubs and bars, while the adjacent Baroque-style Carlstadt has a very Bohemian character. Stadtmitte is the city's shopping and central business district, extending into the three Gründerzeit quarters of Pempelfort, Derendorf and Golzheim - the latter three also being popular as both business locations and residential areas. The entire borough has a high density of institutions and enterprises associated with the arts and culture in general.
The borough shares borders (clockwise from north) with Düsseldorf boroughs 5, 6, 2, 3 and - over the Rhine - Borough 4.
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Subdivisions
Borough 1 is made up of six Stadtteile (city parts):
Places of interest
Landmarks
Düsseldorf Stock Exchange
Königsallee
Kunstakademie
Marktplatz
Schlossturm
Collegiate Church of St Lambertus
New Synagogue
Drei-Scheiben-Haus
Johannes-Church
Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
Filmmuseum
Forum NRW
Hetjens Museum (German museum of ceramics)
Institut Français Düsseldorf
Kom(m)ödchen (Political cabaret)
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen - K20 (Grabbeplatz) and K21 (Ständehaus)
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Marionettentheater
Museum Kunst Palast
Stadtmuseum
Tanzhaus NRW (theatre for dance)
Tonhalle Düsseldorf (concert hall for classical music, jazz, pop, cabaret)
Shopping
Kö Gallerie
Schadow-Arkaden
Sevens Königsallee
Parks and open spaces
Hofgarten
Königsallee
Rheinpark
Rheinuferpromenade
Transportation
As the business center of Düsseldorf, Borough 1 is well served by numerous railway stations and highway. Largest train station is Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, other stations include Düsseldorf Wehrhahn and a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn underground- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The Rheinufertunnel is part of Bundesstraße 1 and runs some 2 km along the right Rhine side, diverting car traffic away from the streets. Two large bridges cross the river into the left-Rhenish quarter of Oberkassel.
Rhine bridges
B 7 Theodor-Heuss-Brücke
Oberkasseler Brücke
Economy
All Nippon Airways has its Düsseldorf Sales Office in Stadtmitte, Borough 1.