Wersten

Stadtteil of Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Düsseldorf-Wersten

Stadtteil of Düsseldorf

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Düsseldorf-Wersten

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Coordinates: 51°10′54″N 6°48′59″E﻿ / ﻿51.18167°N 6.81639°E﻿ / 51.18167; 6.81639
Country| Germany
State| North Rhine-Westphalia
District| Urban district
City| Düsseldorf
Borough| Borough 9
Area

• Total

| 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population

(2020-12-31)[1]

• Total

| 27,151
• Density| 6,100/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Wersten is a quarter (Stadtteil) of Düsseldorf located in Borough 9 of the city. It is south of Eller and Oberbilk, east of Bilk, and north of Holthausen. It has an area of 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi),[2] and 27,151 inhabitants (2020).[1] It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1909.

## History

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Wersten was mentioned in writing for the first time in 1063 as 'Werstine'. In 1218 it was mentioned under the name 'Warstein'. In 1360 it was given to the administration of Monheim.

After Napoleon reordered the West of the German-Roman Empire, Wersten acquired part of the Mairie of Benrath, in the Canton Richrath, Arrondissement Düsseldorf.

Later, after the Duchy of Berg fell to Prussia in 1815, Wersten was still part of the Mayoralty of Benrath. In 1909 the citizens of Wersten reached their aim to become a part of Düsseldorf, because in that way they got electricity and city gas a few years earlier than settlements outside of Düsseldorf.

## Sights

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* Südpark park area former belonging to the Bundesgartenschau (Federal garden exhibition of Germany)
* Roman Catholic Church St. Maria Rosenkranz, neoromanic basilika.
* Roman Catholic Franz-von-Sales-Church, modern church
* Roman Catholic Church St. Maria in den Benden, modern church
* Protestant Stephanuskirche, modern church
* Botanic Garden of Düsseldorf University

Roman Catholic Church St. Maria Rosenkranz in Wersten

## Infrastructure

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* Federal Highway connection to the A 46 (Neuss-Düsseldorf-Wuppertal)
* Federal road B 8
* Underground lines U72, U76 and U79
* Bus lines 723, 724, 735, 780, 782 und 785
* Express bus line SB 50

## Economy

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The Provinzial Insurance Company has its main office in Düsseldorf-Wersten. The rest of the economy in Wersten is based on smaller companies.

## References

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