Düsseldorf-Heerdt

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Heerdt is one of the older parts of the city of Düsseldorf. Heerdt and its neighboring quartiers Oberkassel, Niederkassel and Lörick ly on the right side of the river Rhine, opposide to the other districts of Düsseldorf and the central district.

Heerdt is connected to the centre of the city by three bridghes, the Oberkassler Brücke and the Rheinkniebrücke and the Theodor-Heuss-Brücke. Cars, bikes and pedestrians can use all bridghes, about the Oberkassler Brücke are some tram and underground lines running between the districts on both sides of the river. There is a direct connection to the motorway 52 in direction to Krefeld and Mönchengladbach. The tram lines U70 and U76 connect Heerdt with Meerbusch and Krefeld (and the central districts, too), the line U75 to Neuss.

Heerdt was mentioned first time in the 11th century A.D.. For a long while Heerdt was strong connected to the neighboring town ofg Neuss. In the end of the 19th century the construction of the first permanent bridghe between Düsseldorf and Heerdt changed things. Heerdt became industrialised. Until today the structure of Heerdt shows the era of industrilaisation, but there are a lot of advices to the old Heerdt, especially the old churches.

Düsseldorf - Urban Districts and Boroughs

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