Borough 2 (Düsseldorf)
Borough of Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Borough 2 (German: Stadtbezirk 2) is a borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The borough covers an area of 7.15 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has about 64,000 inhabitants.[1]
Stadtbezirk 2 | |
|---|---|
Pauluskirche, Düsseldorf-Düsseltal | |
 Location of Stadtbezirk 2
within Düsseldorf | |
 Interactive map of Stadtbezirk 2 | |
  Stadtbezirk 2 Location within Germany  Stadtbezirk 2 Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′29″N 6°46′36″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| District | Urban district |
| City | Düsseldorf |
| Subdivisions | 3 quarters |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 64,183 |
| • Density | 8,980/km2 (23,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Borough 2 is the smallest of all boroughs in Düsseldorf and next to the central city borough 1, it is the only of Düsseldorf's boroughs to not touch the city limits. Starting clockwise from North-west to South-west, Borough 2 borders with the following Düsseldorf boroughs: 1, 6, 7, 8 and 3.
Subdivisions
Borough 2 is made up of three Stadtteile (city parts):
| # | City part | Population (2020)[1] | Area (km²)[2] | Pop. per km²[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 021 | Flingern-Süd | 10,284 | 1.48 | 6,856 |
| 022 | Flingern-Nord | 25,867 | 2.79 | 9,271 |
| 023 | Düsseltal | 28,032 | 2.88 | 9,567 |
Places of interest
Transportation
The borough is served by numerous railway stations and highway.[3] Stations include Düsseldorf Zoo, Düsseldorf Flingern and a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn underground- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The borough can also be reached via Bundesautobahn 57 and Bundesstraße 7 and 8.
