Düsseldorf-Gerresheim

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Gerresheim is one of the oldest parts of the City of Düsseldorf. It's in the east of the city and has fewer than 10,000 inhabitants.

[edit] History

The first church in Gerresheim is mentioned in documents dated to the year 670. In 870 the church of St. Magaretha Beguinage was founded by Gerricus. In 1368 the village of Gerresheim located around the convent was made a city with city rights by the Count of Berg.

In the 17th century many aristocratic ladies in the convent moved away and the city of Gerresheim became poor and poorer. Soldiers of the Truchsessian War and later the 30-years War marauded Gerresheim. The city lost its reputation. In 1803 the Reichsdeputationshauptausschuss abolished the convent. In 1815 Gerresheim was taken over by the Kingdom of Prussia. The famous Gerresheimer Glashütte was founded by Ferdinand Heye in 1864. In 1909 Gerresheim became a part of Düsseldorf.

[edit] Buildings and attractions

• Balisica Sta. Margaretha, formerly St. Hippolytus, Roman-catholic Church, Romanic-Gothic convent church, sanctified in 1236 in the place of a church of the Staufens.
• The treasures of the Church are a crucifix from the 10th century and an evangeliar from the 11th century
• Convent buildings date from the 13th century
• Quadenhof, Castle dates from the 15th century
• Gustav-Adolph-Church, Protestant (Lutherian) Church from 1878

[edit] Infrastructure

Gerresheim has had its own rail station since 1838. Today only three regional train lines stop there, S8, S11 and S28, connecting with Düsseldorf Central Station, Düsseldorf-Bilk, Wuppertal, Neuss, Mönchengladbach, Hagen, Kaarst and Mettmann. The tram line 703 connects Gerresheim with the central districts of Düsseldorf and bus lines with other parts of the city.

Düsseldorf - Urban Districts and Boroughs

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