Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt

City district of Düsseldorf, Germany

Friedrichstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˌʃtat] ⓘ) is an urban quarter of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 3. It is south of the city centre of Düsseldorf, north of Bilk, west of Oberbilk, and east of Unterbilk. Friedrichstadt has an area of 1.00 km2 (0.39 sq mi),[1] and 19,607 inhabitants (2020).[2]

Kirchplatz map of Düsseldorf, showing Friedrichstadt (in red) within Borough 3 (in pink)

Friedrichstadt was completely planned and constructed in the middle of the 19th century. The construction began in 1854 after it was planned completely in a tesselated paradigm. It was named in honour to King Frederick William IV of Prussia. In the beginning it was a bit swampy, but after a short while it developed well and became a borough mainly for officers and public clerks. Even today in Friedrichstadt many buildings are in the Wilhelminian style.

The idea of the Garden City was another concept proved in Friedrichstadt. The garden architect Maximilian Weyhe designed two parks with ponds in Friedrichstadt. In 1880 the Parliament of the Prussian Rhine Province got its seat in the Ständehaus (House of States) in Friedrichstadt. Until the year 1988 the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia was in the Ständehaus. Actually an Arts museum is in that building.

## References

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1. ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 03 Geografie" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
2. ^ "Stadtgebietsprofile - Stadtbezirke und Stadtteile 05 Bevölkerung" (PDF). Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

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Boroughs of Düsseldorf

* Borough 1
* Borough 2
* Borough 3
* Borough 4
* Borough 5
* Borough 6
* Borough 7
* Borough 8
* Borough 9
* Borough 10

Borough 1
Altstadt
Carlstadt
Derendorf
Golzheim
Pempelfort
Stadtmitte
Borough 2
Düsseltal
Flingern-Nord
Flingern-Süd
Borough 3
Bilk
Flehe
Friedrichstadt
Hafen
Hamm
Oberbilk
Unterbilk
Volmerswerth
Borough 4
Heerdt
Lörick
Niederkassel
Oberkassel
Borough 5
Angermund
Kaiserswerth
Kalkum
Lohausen
Stockum
Wittlaer
Borough 6
Lichtenbroich
Mörsenbroich
Rath
Unterrath
Borough 7
Gerresheim
Grafenberg
Hubbelrath
Knittkuhl
Ludenberg
Borough 8
Eller
Lierenfeld
Unterbach
Vennhausen
Borough 9
Benrath
Hassels
Himmelgeist
Holthausen
Itter
Reisholz
Urdenbach
Wersten
Borough 10
Garath
Hellerhof

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