Derendorf is a quarter of Düsseldorf, Germany, part of the central Borough 1. It is located north of Pempelfort and Golzheim, west of Mörsenbroich and south of Unterrath.
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Derendorf has an area of 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi),[1] and 20,584 inhabitants (2020).[2]
Derendorf was mentioned as a settlement first time in 1100. In 1384 Derendorf became a part of Düsseldorf. There has been a slaughterhouse in Derendorf since 1602. The main growth of Derendorf was in the time of Industrial Revolution.
Derendorf is traditionally an industrial area of Düsseldorf, inhabited mostly by a working-class population. The steelworks of Rheinmetall, the slaughterhouse and the brewery Schlösser are located here .
Many inhabitants of Derendorf are immigrants from Turkey, and the borough houses the central mosque of the Muslims in Düsseldorf.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
External links
edit- Administration, District Administration Archived 2020-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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