Düsseldorf-Niederkassel

It is located on the west side of the river Rhine, bordering Oberkassel and Lörick. It has an area of 2.34 km² (0.90 sq mi), and 6,079 inhabitants (2020). It was connected to Düsseldorf when the Oberkassel Bridge was opened in 1898.^{[citation needed]}

Düsseldorf-Niederkassel
Stadtteil of Düsseldorf
Ekō House, Japanese Cultural Centre in Niederkassel
Map of Düsseldorf, showing Niederkassel (in red) within Borough 4 (in pink)
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Coordinates: 51°14′24″N 6°45′00″E / 51.24000°N 6.75000°E / 51.24000; 6.75000
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
District	Urban district
City	Düsseldorf
Borough	Borough 4
Area
• Total	2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)
• Total	6,079
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

It was originally part of the district of Heerdt, until Heerdt became a part of Düsseldorf in 1909.^{[citation needed]}

At the start of the 20th century, Oberkassel and Niederkassel were popular places for artist's residences.^{[citation needed]}, prompted by the national arts exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1902.

In the 1970s, Oberkassel and Niederkassel become a popular place for the Japanese community in Germany to live. In 1973 the permanent facility of Japanese School of Düsseldorf opened in Niederkassel. In 1993 the Ekō House, a center for Japanese culture with a traditional Japanese tea house and a Buddhist temple, was opened there. Niederkassel sometimes is called "Klein-Tokio" ("Little Tokyo") by locals.

Since 1887, a fete with an annual barrel race has been held in Niederkassel. The barrels are carried in special handcarts called "Schörskar".