Chorweiler

Chorweiler (German: Köln-Chorweiler, German pronunciation: [kɔʁvaɪlɐ]) is the sixth borough (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne, Germany. Large portion of the borough of Chorweiler were incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1922, the borough of Chorweiler was created in the 1970s. The borough has the lowest population density in Cologne and many areas are very rural.

Chorweiler (6)
Borough of Cologne
View of Rheinkassel in Merkenich
View of Rheinkassel in Merkenich
Location within Cologne
Chorweiler (6) is located in Germany
Chorweiler (6)
Chorweiler (6)
Chorweiler (6) is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Chorweiler (6)
Chorweiler (6)
Coordinates: 51.0438°N 6.89564°E / 51.0438; 6.89564
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictUrban district
CityCologne
Area
 • Total67.16 km2 (25.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total82,217
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
1970s Chorweiler

The borough of Chorweiler borders with the Cologne boroughs of Nippes and Ehrenfeld to the South, Rhein-Erft-Kreis to the West, Rhein-Kreis Neuss to the North, and the Rhine to the East. On the other riverbank lie the city of Leverkusen and Monheim am Rhein.

Subdivisions

Chorweiler consists of twelve Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km² map
601Merkenich5,68112,2466District map of Chorweiler
602Fühlingen2,1034,94426
603Seeberg11,3031,786,347
604Heimersdorf5,8591,753,357
605Lindweiler3,4871,163,014
606Pesch7,6212,832,689
607Esch/Auweiler6,4557,61848
608Volkhoven/Weiler6,0164,351,382
609Chorweiler12,9861,926,766
610Blumenberg5,8943,221,829
611Roggendorf/Thenhoven3,83913,8279
612Worringen9,21511,7786
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Transportation
Main article: Transport in Cologne

Chorweiler is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include Köln-Chorweiler, Köln-Chorweiler Nord, Köln-Volkhovener Weg and Köln-Worringen, as well as numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn line 12 and 15. The Bundesautobahn 57 connects Chorweiler with the Cologne Beltway.

Rhine bridges
  • A 1 Leverkusener Brücke

References
  1. "Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020" (PDF). Stadt Köln. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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