Innenstadt, Cologne

Innenstadt (German: Köln-Innenstadt) is the central borough (Stadtbezirk) of the City of Cologne in Germany.

For other uses, see Innenstadt.

Innenstadt (1)
Borough of Cologne
Rheingarten embankment; visible in the background are Cologne Cathedral (center left) and Groß St. Martin church (center)
Rheingarten embankment;
visible in the background are Cologne Cathedral (center left) and Groß St. Martin church (center)
Location within Cologne
Innenstadt (1) is located in Germany
Innenstadt (1)
Innenstadt (1)
Innenstadt (1) is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Innenstadt (1)
Innenstadt (1)
Coordinates: 50°56′12″N 6°57′37″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictUrban district
CityCologne
Area
 • Total16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total126,817
 • Density7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Heumarkt, square in Altstadt-Nord and Altstadt-Süd
Alter Markt, square in Altstadt-Nord
Früh brewery at Am Hof

The borough was established with the last communal land reform in 1975, and comprises Cologne's historic old town (Altstadt), the Gründerzeit era new town (Neustadt) plus the right-Rhenish quarter of Deutz. The Innenstadt has about 127,000 inhabitants (as of December 2020) and covers an area of 16.37 square kilometres.

Subdivisions

The Innenstadt is made up of five Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2020) Area (km2) Pop. per km2 map
101Altstadt-Süd27,6222.3611,852District map of Innenstadt
102Neustadt-Süd37,6502.8213,494
103Altstadt-Nord17,9762.467,460
104Neustadt-Nord28,2243.498,206
105Deutz15,3455.242,961
source: Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020[1]

Landmarks

Among the landmarks in Innenstadt are Cologne Cathedral, the twelve romanesque churches of Cologne[2] (St. Andreas, St. Aposteln, St. Cäcilien, St. Georg, St. Gereon, St. Kunibert, St. Maria im Kapitol, St. Maria Lyskirchen, Groß St. Martin, St. Pantaleon, St. Severin and St. Ursula) and the 14th century Cologne City Hall (Kölner Rathaus). Several high rise structures were built over the last years as landmarks for Veedel (city quarters) within the district, most notably KölnTurm at MediaPark and the three Kranhaus buildings at Rheinauhafen.

Transportation
Main article: Transport in Cologne

As the business center of Cologne, the Innenstadt is well served by numerous railway stations and highway. The largest train station is Köln Hauptbahnhof, other stations include Köln Messe/Deutz, Köln Hansaring, Köln West and Köln Süd station, as well as a dense net of Cologne Stadtbahn tram and U-Bahn stations. The Cologne Ring (Kölner Ringe) is a city boulevard, encircling the old town of Cologne. It is part of Bundesstraße 55 and picks up several principal arterial roads, which lead into adjacent city districts.

Rhine bridges

See also

References
  1. "Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020" (PDF). Stadt Köln. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. http://www.romanische-kirchen-koeln.de/ueberuns.html Archived 24 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e.V. (in German)
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