Kalkum
Kalkum is an urban quarter of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 5. It is in the north of the city, neighboring to Kaiserswerth, Angermund, Wittlaer and Ratingen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Düsseldorf Airport and St. Lambertus.
Düsseldorf Airport
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Düsseldorf Airport is the fourth-largest airport in Germany. It is 6 km north of Düsseldorf and serves as gateway to the city and as primary airport of the Ruhr Area.
castle Kalkum
Castle
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Kalkum Castle is a water castle in the district of the same name in the north of Düsseldorf about two kilometers northeast of Kaiserswerth and an extraordinary example of Classicism in the Rhineland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth and Wittlaer.
Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth
Suburb
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Kaiserswerth is one of the oldest quarters of the City of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 5. It is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. It houses the Kaiserwerth Deaconesses' Institute where Florence Nightingale worked.
Wittlaer
Suburb
Wittlaer is an urban quarter of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 5. It borders Stockum, Kalkum, Angermund, and the city of Duisburg. It is close to Düsseldorf Airport.
Nierst
Village
Photo: Lyzzy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nierst is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Kalkum.
Kalkum
- Type: Suburb with 1,980 residents
- Description: city district of Düsseldorf, Germany
- Categories: locality of Düsseldorf and locality
- Location: Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.30245° or 51° 18′ 9″ northLongitude
6.75803° or 6° 45′ 29″ eastPopulation
1,980Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
9F388Q25+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1673548376OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2893767Wikidata ID
Q876248
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Kalkum” goes by many names.
- French: “Kalkum”
- German: “Düsseldorf-Kalkum”
- German: “Düsseldorf-Zeppenheim”
- German: “Kalkum”
- Italian: “Kalkum”
- Polish: “Kalkum”
- Russian: “Kalkum”
- Russian: “Дюссельдорф-Калькум”
- Russian: “Калькум”
- Spanish: “Kalkum”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Freiwillige Feuerwehr Kalkum and Friedhof Kalkum.
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