Düsseldorf-Flingern

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Flingern is a former blue-collar borough of Düsseldorf. Flingern is located northeast of Düsseldorf (proper) and is divided into two boroughs today: Flingern-Nord and Flingern-Süd. While Flingern-Nord has a younger population and is more attractive for middle-class families the Flingern-Süd is still mostly home to working class people.

Flingern was mentioned first time in 1193 as a forested area that was ruled by the Knights Hayc of Flingern. In the 13th and 14th centuries the City of Düsseldorf grew on the grounds of the Knights Hayc von Flingern and by the end of the 14th century the knights lost their influence.

Jan Wellem, Elector Palantine, constructed the Flinger Steinweg which was a paved road leading from Düsseldorf through Flingern to Gerresheim.

In the time of the Industrial Revolution Flingern became an industrial and working class town and to this day it has many old and new factories. Only the old facade remains of the old baths of the early 20th century, which has been converted into a modern wellness center on the inside. An old steel factory was converted to a popular discotheque called Stahlwerk and was one of the early venues playing Techno music in the 1990s.