District

Flingern

Flingern has transformed from a working-class and industrial quarter into one of Düsseldorf's most fashionable scene districts. Around Ackerstraße, concept stores, cafés, bars and galleries line up, and the famous Kiefernstraße, with its colorful house façades designed by artists, is a lively open-air museum of street art. The quarter thrives on the mix of long-established residents, creatives and a young public. Brick industrial architecture, renovated old buildings and an unconventional, creative spirit shape the quarter east of the inner city.

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Bunte Street-Art an der Kiefernstraße in Düsseldorf-Flingern

Location & Character

Flingern lies east of the inner city and is regarded as Düsseldorf's hip scene quarter. Brick industrial buildings, renovated Gründerzeit houses and an unconventional, creative spirit shape the quarter. Around Ackerstraße a lively mix of long-established residents, creatives and a young public has developed, which lends the quarter its special, unconventional atmosphere.

Street Art & Kiefernstraße

Flingern is famous for Kiefernstraße: the formerly squatted houses are painted all over with colorful murals, graffiti and artworks and form a lively open-air museum of street art. The colorful façades draw photographers and the curious and stand symbolically for the alternative, creative soul of the quarter, which has held its own against conformity and gloss.

Life in the Quarter

Along Ackerstraße, concept stores, cafés, bars, galleries and small restaurants line up and make Flingern a meeting place for a young, creative public. Despite ongoing gentrification, the quarter has preserved its independent character. Weekly markets, neighborhood initiatives and a lively nightlife ensure a bustling, diverse mix of living, going out and working.

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