Düsseldorf-Oberkassel

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Oberkassel is a quartier of Düsseldorf, with a population of about 17,000 inhabitants. Oberkassel lies on the left side of the river Rhine, the opposite side of the central district of Düsseldorf.

[edit] History

First mentioned was the settlement Heerdt in the 9th century D.C.. In the year 1898 the Oberkassel Bridge between Düsseldorf-Heerdt and Düsseldorf was opened. 1909 Heerdt, and with Heerdt Oberkassel, became a part of Düsseldorf. In 1945, the bridge was nearly captured by American troops disguised as Germans, but was dynamited by the retreating Wehrmacht. In the 20th century Oberkassel became a richer quartier of Düsseldorf.

[edit] Modern Oberkassel

Oberkassel is a socially well-to-do part of Düsseldorf. The average age of Oberkassel's residents is 44.

A large part of Düsseldorf's Japanese population lives in Oberkassel. There is a Japanese kindergarten and a Japanese school in Düsseldorf-Oberkassel, as well as a Japanese cultural centre, the Eco-House, and a Buddhist temple.

[edit] Interesting buildings

Rom.-Cath. St. Antonius Church, constructed between 1909 and 1910 by Josef Kleesattel in the Neo-romantic style
Evangelical Resurrection Church (Auferstehungskirche), built between 1913 and 1914 by Julius Stobbe and Wilhelm Verheyen.