Osterholz (district)

Osterholz (31) district of Wuppertal
Coordinates	51 ° 13 '52 "  N , 7 ° 3' 20"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '52 "  N , 7 ° 3' 20"  E.
surface	1.96 km²
Residents	3783 (Dec. 31, 2014)
Population density	1930 inhabitants / km²
Proportion of foreigners	10.9% (Dec. 31, 2014)
Post Code	42327
prefix	0202
Borough	Vohwinkel
Transport links
Federal road
railroad	RB 48 RE 4 RE 13
Train	S 8 S 9 S 68
bus	631
Source: Wuppertal statistics - spatial data

The Osterholz residential area in Wuppertal is one of nine districts in the Vohwinkel district . It is named after the Osterholz forest area in the west of Wuppertal.

geography

The 1.96 km² residential area is sparsely populated and only has a closed development with single and multi-family houses in the east with the settlement on the street Zur Waldkampfbahn . Despite its name, the residential area is also rural. Only a very small part of the Osterholz forest area is in the residential area, a large part of which has been placed under protection in the Krutscheid sinkhole nature reserve. The most important body of water is the Krudtscheider Bach .

The residential area is bordered to the north by the residential district Schoeller Dornap , on the east by the railroad line Wuppertal-Vohwinkel-Essen-Ruhr , on the south by the railway line Dusseldorf-Elberfeld and to the west Gruiten (city Haan ).

In addition to the two main settlements, the Alt-Derken and Schrotzberg farms are part of the residential area. On the site of the old farm Simonshöfchen a commercial area and have been prison Simonshöfchen built.

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