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.

Oberkassel is an economically well-situated bourogh with more than 17,000 inhabitants and an unemployment rate beyond 5%. Nearly the half of the households in Oberkassel are single-households. The average age is about 45 years.

History

First mentioned was the settlement Heerdt in the 9th century D.C..

• 1898: The Oberkassel Bridge between Düsseldorf-Heerdt and Düsseldorf was opened.
• 1909 Heerdt, and with Heerdt Oberkassel, became a part of Düsseldorf.
• 1920 Following the use of the Freikorps by the German Social Democratic Government, Oberkassel was oocupied by Belgian troops.
• 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 quarter of Düsseldorf.

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 Eko-House, and a Buddhist temple.

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.

Sources and References

• Communal Admistration, Statistics Office (German)
• Communal Admistration, District Administration (German)

Düsseldorf - Urban Districts and Boroughs

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