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 borough 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.
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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 occupied 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-Niederkassel, a neighboring district, 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 Administration, Statistics Office (German)
- Communal Administration, District Administration (German)
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