# Districts of Cologne

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Administrative divisions of German city

This article is part of a series on the City of Cologne History Timeline Culture Mayors Demographics Districts Transport Streets v t e

Since the last administrative reform in 1975, the **City of [Cologne](/source/Cologne)** is made up of nine Stadtbezirke and 86 Stadtteile. *[Stadtbezirk](/source/Stadtbezirk)* literally translates as [city district](/source/City_district), which are further subdivided into *Stadtteile* (city parts). The Stadtteile of Cologne's old and new town (*Alt-* and *Neustadt*) further consist of quarters, known as "*Veedel*" in both [Kölsch](/source/Colognian_dialect) and most often, the [Rhinelandic regiolect](/source/Rhinelandic_regiolect), as well.

City districts are differentiated of being *links-* or *rechtsrheinisch* – *left* or *right of the [Rhine](/source/Rhine)*, with the old town being left of the Rhine, as are 230,25 km2 (56.8 percent of 405,14 km2 within city limits), while 174,87 km2 (43.2 percent) lie right of the Rhine. In regard to population, Cologne is the largest city in the state of [North Rhine-Westphalia](/source/North_Rhine-Westphalia) and the [fourth largest city in Germany](/source/List_of_cities_in_Germany_with_more_than_100%2C000_inhabitants).

## Districts

Map Coat City district City parts Area Population1 Pop. density District Councils Town Hall District 1 Köln-Innenstadt Altstadt-Nord, Altstadt-Süd, Deutz, Neustadt-Nord, Neustadt-Süd 16.4 km² 127.033 7.746/km² Bezirksksamt Innenstadt Brückenstraße 19, D-50667 Köln District 2 Köln-Rodenkirchen Bayenthal, Godorf, Hahnwald, Immendorf, Marienburg, Meschenich, Raderberg, Raderthal, Rodenkirchen, Rondorf, Sürth, Weiß, Zollstock 54.6 km² 100.936 1.850/km² Bezirksamt Rodenkirchen Hauptstraße 85, D-50996 Köln District 3 Köln-Lindenthal Braunsfeld, Junkersdorf, Klettenberg, Lindenthal, Lövenich, Müngersdorf, Sülz, Weiden, Widdersdorf 41.6 km² 137.552 3.308/km² Bezirksamt Lindenthal Aachener Straße 220, 50931 Köln District 4 Köln-Ehrenfeld Bickendorf, Bocklemünd/Mengenich, Ehrenfeld, Neuehrenfeld, Ossendorf, Vogelsang 23.8 km² 103.621 4.348/km² Bezirksamt Ehrenfeld Venloer Straße 419 – 421, D-50825 Köln District 5 Köln-Nippes Bilderstöckchen, Longerich, Mauenheim, Niehl, Nippes, Riehl, Weidenpesch 31.8 km² 110.092 3.462/km² Bezirksamt Nippes Neusser Straße 450, D-50733 Köln District 6 Köln-Chorweiler Blumenberg, Chorweiler, Esch/Auweiler, Fühlingen, Heimersdorf, Lindweiler, Merkenich, Pesch, Roggendorf/Thenhoven, Seeberg, Volkhoven/Weiler, Worringen 67.2 km² 80.870 1.204/km² Bezirksamt Chorweiler Pariser Platz 1, D-50765 Köln District 7 Köln-Porz Eil, Elsdorf, Ensen, Finkenberg, Gremberghoven, Grengel, Langel, Libur, Lind, Poll, Porz, Urbach, Wahn, Wahnheide, Westhoven, Zündorf 78.8 km² 106.520 1.352/km² Bezirksamt Porz Friedrich-Ebert-Ufer 64–70, D-51143 Köln District 8 Köln-Kalk Brück, Höhenberg, Humboldt/Gremberg, Kalk, Merheim, Neubrück, Ostheim, Rath/Heumar, Vingst 38.2 km² 108.330 2.841/km² Bezirksamt Kalk Kalker Hauptstraße 247–273, D-51103 Köln District 9 Köln-Mülheim Buchforst, Buchheim, Dellbrück, Dünnwald, Flittard, Höhenhaus, Holweide, Mülheim, Stammheim 52.2 km² 144.374 2.764/km² Bezirksamt Mülheim Wiener Platz 2a, D-51065 Köln Cologne 405.15 km2 1.019.3282 2.516/km2 Notes: 1: population as of 31. December 2008 2: Statistical records of the City of Cologne include "second home residents", which state records exclude. Cologne's population as by statistical records of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia was 1,000,298 on 31. May 2009[1]

## Growth of urban area

See also: [Population growth of Cologne](/source/Population_growth_of_Cologne)

map of the nine *Stadtbezirke* (city districts) and 86 *Stadtteile* (city parts) of Cologne

map of Cologne, 1633

Since the [city's foundation in 38 BC](/source/Colonia_Claudia_Ara_Agrippinensium), Cologne grew through numerous extensions and incorporation of surrounding municipalities. Since the construction of the Medieval wall in 1180, the area of the old [imperial city](/source/Free_imperial_city) of Cologne has not changed for more than 600 years and was only extended over the old city walls in 1794, just short before the arrival of French troops and Cologne's incorporation into the [First French Empire](/source/First_French_Empire).

After 1815, the [Kingdom of Prussia](/source/Kingdom_of_Prussia) enforced the construction of fortifications which again hindered any growth for the city. Only with the acquisition of these fortifications in 1881, the city of Cologne had the possibility of a gradual territorial expansion. On 12. November 1883 a strip of territory from parts of the municipalities of [Ehrenfeld](/source/Ehrenfeld%2C_Cologne), Kriel, Longerich, Müngersdorf and Rondorf was added to the city. At the time of the [Industrial Revolution](/source/Industrial_Revolution), industrial enterprises already avoided the densely populated areas inside of the city limits and settled in the small towns outside the fortified area, while maintaining close economic links to the city of Cologne. More than half of the estates here were in the hands of citizens of Cologne or the same becoming residents in these areas.

Since 1886, the [Cologne City Council](/source/Cologne_City_Hall) intensified negotiations with the surrounding communities, and on 1 April 1888 ended in a first major incorporation. Since then the city has expanded with major reorganizations in 1910, 1914, 1922 and 1975.

Date Incorporated localities 1 April 1888 town of Deutz; town of Ehrenfeld and present day Neu-Ehrenfeld; part of the town of Kalk; parts of the town of Mülheim (Mülheimer Hafen); parts of the muni. of Efferen (present day Klettenberg); muni. of Kriel (Braunsfeld, Kriel, Lind, Lindenthal, Sülz); muni. of Longerich (Butzweiler, Heimersdorf, Lindweiler, Longerich, Niehl, Stallagsberg, Volkhoven, Weidenpesch; muni. of Müngersdorf (Bickendorf, Bocklemünd, Melaten, Mengenich, Müngersdorf, Ossendorf, Vogelsang); muni. of Nippes (Mauenheim, Nippes, Riehl); muni. of Poll (Humboldt-Gremberg, Poll); parts of muni. of Rondorf (Arnoldshöhe, Bayenthal, Klettenberg, Mansfeld, Marienburg, Raderberg, Raderthal, Weißhaus, Zollstock) 1 April 1910 Höhenberg; Humboldt-Gremberg; town of Kalk; Ostheim; muni. of Vingst 1 April 1914 town of Mülheim (incl. Buchforst, Buchheim, Kleinbert); from Landkreis Mülheim: Bürgermeisterei Merheim (Brück, Dellbrück, Dünnwald, Flittard, Hardt, Höhenberg, Höhenhaus, Holweide, Kunstfeld, Merheim, Ostheim, Rath, Rodderhof, Scheuerhof, Schlagbaum, Stammheim) 1 April 1922 parts of Landgemeinde Worringen: Fühlingen (incl. Feldkassel, Kasselberg, Langel, Rheinkassel), Merkenich, Roggendorf, Thenhoven, Weiler, Worringen; parts of the muni. of Longerich 1 January 1975 town of Porz (Eil, Elsdorf, Ensen, Flughafen, Gremberghoven, Grengel, Heumar, Langel, Libur, Lind, Porz, Urbach, Wahn, Wahn-Heide, Westhoven, Zündorf); parts of the muni. of Brauweiler (Rath, Gut Vogelsang, Widdersdorf); parts of the town of Frechen (Horbell, Marsdorf); parts of the muni. of Lövenich; muni. of Rodenkirchen (Giesdorf, Godorf, Hahnwald, Hochkirchen, Höningen, Immendorf, Konraderhöhe, Meschenich, Rodenkirchen, Rondorf, Sürth, Weiß); parts of muni. of Sinnersdorf (Auweiler, Esch, Pesch, Gut Stöckheim); parts of the town of Brühl; parts of the munis. of Bornheim, Hürth, Pulheim and Rösrath.

Source: [Historical Archive of the City of Cologne](/source/Historical_Archive_of_the_City_of_Cologne)[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/rp3_juni09.html](http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/rp3_juni09.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100325223045/http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/rp3_juni09.html) 25 March 2010 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) IT NRW (in German)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Allgemeine Informationen zur Kölner Stadtgeschichte, Teil 4 (Vororte)](http://www.archive.nrw.de/Kommunalarchive/KommunalarchiveI-L/K/Koeln/InformationenUndService/AllgemeineInformationen/ZurKoelnerStadtgeschichte_Teil4_Vororte_.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090524214501/http://www.archive.nrw.de/Kommunalarchive/KommunalarchiveI-L/K/Koeln/InformationenUndService/AllgemeineInformationen/ZurKoelnerStadtgeschichte_Teil4_Vororte_.html) 24 May 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in German)

## External links

- [Official site of the Stadtbezirke](https://web.archive.org/web/20100309040324/http://www.stadt-koeln.de/1/stadtbezirke/) (in German)

v t e Districts of Cologne I. Innenstadt II. Rodenkirchen III. Lindenthal IV. Ehrenfeld V. Nippes VI. Chorweiler VII. Porz VIII. Kalk IX. Mülheim

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