Wersten

Wersten is an urban borough of Düsseldorf. It is south of Eller and Oberbilk, east of Bilk, north of Holthausen. It has been a part of Düsseldorf since 1909.

History

Wersten was written mentioned 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 ordered the West of the German-Roman Empire new, Wersten got part of the Mairie Benrath, in the Canton Richrath, Arrondissimont Düsseldorf.

Later, afterwards the Duchy of Berg felt to Prussia in 1815, Wersten was still part of the Mayor office 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

• Südpark park area former belonging to the Bundesgartenschau (Federal garden exhibition of Germany)
• Rom.-Cath. Church St. Maria Rosenkranz, neoromanic basilika.
• Rom.-Cath. Franz-von-Sales-Church, modern church
• Rom.-Cath. Church St. Maria in den Benden, modern church
• Protestant Stephanuskirche, modern church

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Roman-Catholic Liebfrauen Church in Wersten

Infrastructure

• Federal Highway connection to the A 46 (Neuss-Düsseldorf-Wuppertal)
• Federal road B 8
• Tram lines 701
• Underground lines U 74 and U 77
• Bus lines 723, 724, 735, 780, 782 und 785
• Express bus line SB 50

Economy

The Provincial Insurance Company has its mean seat in Düsseldorf-Wersten. The rest of economy in Wersten are smaller companies.

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.