Lindenthal, Cologne

{{Other uses|Lindenthal (disambiguation){{!}}Lindenthal}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox German place |name = Lindenthal |type = Borough |City = Cologne |image_photo = Koeln-Lindenthal-C3000-2.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Aerial view |image_coa = |image_flag = |image_plan = Koeln bezirke 3lindenthal.png |plantext = Location within Cologne |coordinates = {{coord|50|55|34|N|6|54|36|E|region:DE-NW_type:city|display=it}} |state = Nordrhein-Westfalen |region = [[Cologne (region)|Cologne]] |district = urban |borough = |elevation = |area = 41.80 |population = 152286 |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 = }} [[File:Koeln-Lindenthal-Rathaus2.jpg|thumb|District town hall]] [[File:Koeln-Rautenstrauchstrasse Foto-0010.jpg|thumb|Rautenstrauchstraße canal near the University's Institute for Biology]] [[File:Uniklinik koeln air2.jpg|thumb|Campus of the [[Cologne University]] Hospital]]

'''Lindenthal''' ({{Langx|de|link=no|Köln-Lindenthal}} {{IPA|de|ˈkœln ˈlɪndn̩ˌtaːl|}}; {{Langx|ksh|Lendethal}} {{IPA|ksh|ˈlêndəˌtaːl|}}) is a [[Districts of Cologne|borough]] of the City of [[Cologne]] in Germany. It includes the quarters Braunsfeld, [[Junkersdorf]], Klettenberg, Lindenthal, Lövenich, Müngersdorf, [[Sülz]], Weiden and Widdersdorf. It has about 153,000 inhabitants (as of December 2019) and covers an area of 41.8 square kilometers.

Many parts of Lindenthal are dominated by academic and research campuses, primarily linked to the [[University of Cologne]] and the [[German Sport University Cologne|German Sport University]]. The latter has a campus at Sportpark Müngersdorf, next to [[RheinEnergieStadion]] and the [[European College of Sport Science]].

The Cologne University Hospital has a vast campus around the Kerpener Straße. Other institutions include the [[Max Planck Institute]]s for [[Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing|Biology of Ageing]] and [[Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research|Plant Breeding Research]].

Cologne's [[Melaten-Friedhof]] is located on Aachener Straße.

== History == During the [[Cold War]], the headquarters of the [[I Corps (Belgium)|I Belgian Corps]] was located in Junkersdorf.

== Subdivisions == Lindenthal consists of nine ''Stadtteile'' (city quarters, in local dialect ''Veedel''):

{| class="wikitable sortable" |----- !# !City part !Population (2019) !Area (km2) !Pop. per km2 !valign="top" class="unsortable"|map |- align="right" | align="left" | 301 || align="left" | [[Klettenberg]] || 10,679 || 1,80 || 5,942 || rowspan="9" | [[File:Cologne Lindenthal Subdivisions.svg|260px|District map of Lindenthal]] |- align="right" | align="left" | 302 || align="left" | [[Sülz]] || 36,432 || 5,17 || 7,102 |- align="right" | align="left" | 303 || align="left" | '''[[Lindenthal (quarter)|Lindenthal]]''' || 30,685 || 7,73 || 3,970 |- align="right" | align="left" | 304 || align="left" | [[Braunsfeld]] || 12,312 || 1,68 || 7,342 |- align="right" | align="left" | 305 || align="left" | [[Müngersdorf]] || 8,833 || 5,10 || 1,733 |- align="right" | align="left" | 306 || align="left" | [[Junkersdorf]] || 15,263 || 7,38 || 2,069 |- align="right" | align="left" | 307 || align="left" | [[Weiden, Cologne|Weiden]] || 17,478 || 3,65 || 4,782 |- align="right" | align="left" | 308 || align="left" | [[Lövenich]] || 9,205 || 3,69 || 2,493 |- align="right" | align="left" | 309 || align="left" | [[Widdersdorf]] || 12,413 || 5,60 || 2,217 |- | colspan="6" | Source: [https://www.stadt-koeln.de/mediaasset/content/pdf15/statistik-standardinformationen/stadtteilinformationen_einwohner_2019.pdf Kölner Stadtteilinformationen Einwohnerzahlen 2019] {{in lang|de}} |}

== Transportation == {{Main|Transport in Cologne}} Lindenthal is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include [[Köln-Lövenich station|Köln-Lövenich]], [[Köln-Müngersdorf Technologiepark station|Köln-Müngersdorf/Technologiepark]] and [[Köln-Weiden West station|Köln-Weiden West]], as well as [[List of Cologne KVB stations|numerous light rail stations]] of [[Cologne Stadtbahn]] lines 1, 7, 9, 13 and 18. Aachener Straße and Luxemburger Straße connect Lindenthal with the [[Cologne Ring]] and [[Cologne Beltway]].

==Twin towns – sister cities== {{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}} Lindenthal is "[[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]]" with the following cities:<ref name="Cologne">{{cite web | url=http://www.koeln.de/koeln/die_domstadt/partnerstaedte | title=Partnerstädte | accessdate=22 June 2009 | archive-date=26 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326174622/http://www.koeln.de/koeln/die_domstadt/partnerstaedte | url-status=dead }}</ref>

* {{flagicon|UK}} [[Benfleet Urban District|Benfleet]], United Kingdom * {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Diepenbeek]], Belgium * {{flagicon|France}} [[Igny, Essonne|Igny]], France

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{commons category-inline|Köln-Lindenthal (District)}} * [http://www.stadt-koeln.de/1/stadtbezirke/lindenthal/ Official webpage of the district] {{in lang|de}}

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