Chorweiler (6) | |
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 View of Rheinkassel in Merkenich | |
Location within Cologne  | |
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| Coordinates:51°02′38″N6°53′44″E / 51.0438°N 6.89564°E /51.0438; 6.89564 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Urban district |
| City | Cologne |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.16 km2 (25.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 82,217 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Chorweiler (German:Köln-Chorweiler,German pronunciation:[kɔʁvaɪlɐ]) is the sixth borough (Stadtbezirk) ofCologne,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.
The borough of Chorweiler borders with theCologne boroughs ofNippes andEhrenfeld to the South,Rhein-Erft-Kreis to the West,Rhein-Kreis Neuss to the North, and theRhine to the East. On the other riverbank lie the city ofLeverkusen andMonheim am Rhein.
Chorweiler consists of twelve Stadtteile (city parts):
| # | City part | Population(2009) | Area(km²) | Pop. per km² | map |
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| 601 | Merkenich | 5,681 | 12,2 | 466 |  |
| 602 | Fühlingen | 2,103 | 4,94 | 426 | |
| 603 | Seeberg | 11,303 | 1,78 | 6,347 | |
| 604 | Heimersdorf | 5,859 | 1,75 | 3,357 | |
| 605 | Lindweiler | 3,487 | 1,16 | 3,014 | |
| 606 | Pesch | 7,621 | 2,83 | 2,689 | |
| 607 | Esch/Auweiler | 6,455 | 7,61 | 848 | |
| 608 | Volkhoven/Weiler | 6,016 | 4,35 | 1,382 | |
| 609 | Chorweiler | 12,986 | 1,92 | 6,766 | |
| 610 | Blumenberg | 5,894 | 3,22 | 1,829 | |
| 611 | Roggendorf/Thenhoven | 3,839 | 13,8 | 279 | |
| 612 | Worringen | 9,215 | 11,7 | 786 | |
| source:Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010(in German) | |||||
Chorweiler is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station includeKöln-Chorweiler,Köln-Chorweiler Nord,Köln-Volkhovener Weg andKöln-Worringen, as well asnumerous light rail stations ofCologne Stadtbahn line 12 and 15. TheBundesautobahn 57 connects Chorweiler with theCologne Beltway.
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