Bright apartment, with optional parking space, enjoying a central yet quiet location in the Düsseltal area of Düsseldorf

Why is Brehmstraße in Düsseldorf’s Düsseltal district, which of course all Düsseldorfers know better as the zoo quarter, actually called Brehmstraße? Here’s why: In the 19th century, the well-known zoologist Alfred Brehm (author of ‘Brehms Tierleben’ – ‘Brehm’s Animal Life’) was often a guest of ‘Fauna’, the Düsseldorf Animal Protection Society, and it was he who encouraged the construction of a zoo here. But that’s all history: In the second world war, the entire site sank into dust and ashes. Its memory however lives on in the popular name Zooviertel (zoo quarter). However, the name of the street primarily reminds locals of the ice stadium in which the Düsseldorfer EG ice hockey team racked up countless successes before moving to their new home the ISS DOME. The Zoopark, which occupies the site of the former zoo today, features a pond, grassed areas and play areas, representing a sort of green lung in this district.
Düsseltal is in general a district with lots of greenery. Thanks to its parks and beautiful boulevards, which house old apartment buildings and impressive villas, Düsseltal counts among the city’s most sought-after residential addresses.