Borough 1 (Düsseldorf)

Borough 1 (Stadtbezirk 1) is the central borough of Düsseldorf, the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the city's commercial and cultural center. The borough covers an area of 11.31 square kilometres and (as of December 2020) has about 86,000 inhabitants.

Despite being one of Düsseldorf's smallest boroughs by area, Stadtbezirk 1 includes several distinct quarters: the city's Medieval Altstadt is known as an entertainment district with plenty of Altbier pubs and bars, while the adjacent Baroque-style Carlstadt has a very Bohemian character. Stadtmitte is the city's shopping and central business district, extending into the three Gründerzeit quarters of Pempelfort, Derendorf and Golzheim - the latter three also being popular as both business locations and residential areas. The entire borough has a high density of institutions and enterprises associated with the arts and culture in general.

The borough shares borders (clockwise from north) with Düsseldorf boroughs 5, 6, 2, 3 and - over the Rhine - Borough 4.

Subdivisions
Borough 1 is made up of six Stadtteile (city parts):

Landmarks

 * Düsseldorf Stock Exchange
 * Königsallee
 * Kunstakademie
 * Marktplatz
 * Schlossturm
 * Collegiate Church of St Lambertus
 * New Synagogue
 * Drei-Scheiben-Haus
 * Johannes-Church

Arts, Culture and Entertainment

 * Deutsche Oper am Rhein
 * Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
 * Filmmuseum
 * Forum NRW
 * Hetjens Museum (German museum of ceramics)
 * Institut Français Düsseldorf
 * Kom(m)ödchen (Political cabaret)
 * Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen - K20 (Grabbeplatz) and K21 (Ständehaus)
 * Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
 * Marionettentheater
 * Museum Kunst Palast
 * Stadtmuseum
 * Tanzhaus NRW (theatre for dance)
 * Tonhalle Düsseldorf (concert hall for classical music, jazz, pop, cabaret)

Shopping

 * Kö Gallerie
 * Schadow-Arkaden
 * Sevens Königsallee

Parks and open spaces

 * Hofgarten
 * Königsallee
 * Rheinpark
 * Rheinuferpromenade

Transportation
As the business center of Düsseldorf, Borough 1 is well served by numerous railway stations and highway. Largest train station is Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof, other stations include Düsseldorf Wehrhahn and a dense net of both Düsseldorf Stadtbahn underground- and Rheinbahn tram-stations. The Rheinufertunnel is part of Bundesstraße 1 and runs some 2 km along the right Rhine side, diverting car traffic away from the streets. Two large bridges cross the river into the left-Rhenish quarter of Oberkassel.

Rhine bridges

 * Theodor-Heuss-Brücke
 * Oberkasseler Brücke

Economy
All Nippon Airways has its Düsseldorf Sales Office in Stadtmitte, Borough 1.