{{Other uses|Innenstadt (disambiguation){{!}}Innenstadt}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox German location |name = Innenstadt (1) |type = Borough |City = Cologne |image_photo = Köln_Rheingarten.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Rheingarten embankment; <br>visible in the background are Cologne Cathedral (center left) and Groß St. Martin church (center) |image_coa = |image_flag = |image_plan = Koeln bezirke 1innenstadt.png |plantext = Location within Cologne |coordinates = {{coord|50|56|12|N|6|57|37|E|region:DE-NW_type:city(126301)_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=it}} |state = Nordrhein-Westfalen |region = Cologne |district = urban |borough = |elevation = |area = 16.37 |population = 126817 |population_as_of = 2020-12-31 |pop_ref = <ref name=pop>{{cite web|url=https://www.stadt-koeln.de/mediaasset/content/pdf15/statistik-standardinformationen/k%C3%B6lner_stadtteilinformationen_2020_fertig.pdf |title=Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020 |publisher=Stadt Köln|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref> |postal_code = |area_code = |licence = |website = |year = }} thumb|right|''Heumarkt'', square in Altstadt-Nord and Altstadt-Süd thumb|right|''Alter Markt'', square in Altstadt-Nord [[File:Früh Brauhaus Köln - Gesamtansicht (4602-04).jpg|thumb|right|Früh brewery at ''Am Hof'']] '''Innenstadt''' ({{Langx|de|link=no|Köln-Innenstadt}} {{IPA|de|ˈkœln ˈɪnənˌʃtat}}, {{lit|Cologne-Inner City}}) is the central borough ({{Lang|de|Stadtbezirk}}) of the City of Cologne in Germany.
The borough was established with the last communal land reform in 1975, and comprises Cologne's historic old town (Altstadt), the {{Lang|de|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):
{| class="wikitable sortable" |----- !# !City part !Population <small>(2020)</small> !Area <small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small> !Pop. per km<sup>2</sup> !valign="top" class="unsortable"|map |- align="right" | align="left" | 101 || align="left" | Altstadt-Süd || 27,622 || 2.36 || 11,852 || rowspan="5" | 180px|District map of Innenstadt |- align="right" | align="left" | 102 || align="left" | Neustadt-Süd || 37,650 || 2.82 || 13,494 |- align="right" | align="left" | 103 || align="left" | Altstadt-Nord || 17,976 || 2.46 || 7,460 |- align="right" | align="left" | 104 || align="left" | Neustadt-Nord || 28,224 || 3.49 || 8,206 |- align="right" | align="left" | 105 || align="left" | Deutz || 15,345 || 5.24 || 2,961 |- | colspan="6" | <small>source: Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020</small><ref name=pop/> |}
== Landmarks == Among the landmarks in Innenstadt are Cologne Cathedral, the twelve romanesque churches of Cologne<ref>http://www.romanische-kirchen-koeln.de/ueberuns.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524132212/http://www.romanische-kirchen-koeln.de/ueberuns.html |date=24 May 2015 }} Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e.V. {{in lang|de}}</ref> (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|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 === * {{Jct|country=DEU|B|55a}} Zoobrücke * 23px Hohenzollernbrücke * Deutzer Brücke * {{Jct|country=DEU|B|55}} Severinsbrücke
== See also == * History of Cologne
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{commons}} * [http://www.stadt-koeln.de/1/stadtbezirke/innenstadt/ Official webpage of the district] {{in lang|de}}
{{Districts of Cologne}} {{Authority control}}
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