Gerresheim

Gerresheim is much older than Düsseldorf itself, having been an independent city with a rich history for over 1,000 years.

[2] In 870, a frankish nobleman named Gerricus founded the church of the women's collegiate foundation (Stift) of St. Margaret's (Gerresheim Abbey).

In the 17th century, many of the convent's aristocratic ladies moved away and the city of Gerresheim became increasingly impoverished.

They connect with Düsseldorf Central Station, Düsseldorf-Bilk, Wuppertal, Neuss, Mönchengladbach, Hagen, Kaarst, and Mettmann.

It is at the Gerresheim Stadtbahn station that the hero of Günter Grass's novel Die Blechtrommel (The Tin Drum) abandons his stolen tram to save Victor Weluhn from execution, as the book draws to an end.