# Lindenthal, Cologne

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Borough of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Lindenthal Borough of Cologne Aerial view Location within Cologne Location of Lindenthal Lindenthal Show map of Germany Lindenthal Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia Coordinates: 50°55′34″N 6°54′36″E / 50.92611°N 6.91000°E / 50.92611; 6.91000 Country Germany State North Rhine-Westphalia Admin. region Cologne District Urban district City Cologne Area • Total 41.80 km2 (16.14 sq mi) Population (2020-12-31)[1] • Total 152,286 • Density 3,643/km2 (9,436/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)

District town hall

Rautenstrauchstraße canal near the University's Institute for Biology

Campus of the [Cologne University](/source/Cologne_University) Hospital

**Lindenthal** (German: *Köln-Lindenthal* [\[ˈkœln ˈlɪndn̩ˌtaːl\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German); [Kölsch](/source/K%C3%B6lsch_language): *Lendethal* [\[ˈlêndəˌtaːl\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Colognian)) is a [borough](/source/Districts_of_Cologne) of the City of [Cologne](/source/Cologne) in Germany. It includes the quarters Braunsfeld, [Junkersdorf](/source/Junkersdorf), Klettenberg, Lindenthal, Lövenich, Müngersdorf, [Sülz](/source/S%C3%BClz), 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](/source/University_of_Cologne) and the [German Sport University](/source/German_Sport_University_Cologne). The latter has a campus at Sportpark Müngersdorf, next to [RheinEnergieStadion](/source/RheinEnergieStadion) and the [European College of Sport Science](/source/European_College_of_Sport_Science).

The Cologne University Hospital has a vast campus around the Kerpener Straße. Other institutions include the [Max Planck Institutes](/source/Max_Planck_Institute) for [Biology of Ageing](/source/Max_Planck_Institute_for_Biology_of_Ageing) and [Plant Breeding Research](/source/Max_Planck_Institute_for_Plant_Breeding_Research).

Cologne's [Melaten-Friedhof](/source/Melaten-Friedhof) is located on Aachener Straße.

## History

During the [Cold War](/source/Cold_War), the headquarters of the [I Belgian Corps](/source/I_Corps_(Belgium)) was located in Junkersdorf.

## Subdivisions

Lindenthal consists of nine *Stadtteile* (city quarters, in local dialect *Veedel*):

# City part Population (2019) Area (km2) Pop. per km2 map 301 Klettenberg 10,679 1,80 5,942 302 Sülz 36,432 5,17 7,102 303 Lindenthal 30,685 7,73 3,970 304 Braunsfeld 12,312 1,68 7,342 305 Müngersdorf 8,833 5,10 1,733 306 Junkersdorf 15,263 7,38 2,069 307 Weiden 17,478 3,65 4,782 308 Lövenich 9,205 3,69 2,493 309 Widdersdorf 12,413 5,60 2,217 Source: Kölner Stadtteilinformationen Einwohnerzahlen 2019 (in German)

## Transportation

Main article: [Transport in Cologne](/source/Transport_in_Cologne)

Lindenthal is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include [Köln-Lövenich](/source/K%C3%B6ln-L%C3%B6venich_station), [Köln-Müngersdorf/Technologiepark](/source/K%C3%B6ln-M%C3%BCngersdorf_Technologiepark_station) and [Köln-Weiden West](/source/K%C3%B6ln-Weiden_West_station), as well as [numerous light rail stations](/source/List_of_Cologne_KVB_stations) of [Cologne Stadtbahn](/source/Cologne_Stadtbahn) lines 1, 7, 9, 13 and 18. Aachener Straße and Luxemburger Straße connect Lindenthal with the [Cologne Ring](/source/Cologne_Ring) and [Cologne Beltway](/source/Cologne_Beltway).

## Twin towns – sister cities

Main article: [List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany](/source/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Germany)

Lindenthal is "[twinned](/source/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities)" with the following cities:[2]

- [Benfleet](/source/Benfleet_Urban_District), United Kingdom

- [Diepenbeek](/source/Diepenbeek), Belgium

- [Igny](/source/Igny%2C_Essonne), France

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-pop_1-0)** ["Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020"](https://www.stadt-koeln.de/mediaasset/content/pdf15/statistik-standardinformationen/k%C3%B6lner_stadtteilinformationen_2020_fertig.pdf) (PDF). Stadt Köln. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cologne_2-0)** ["Partnerstädte"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140326174622/http://www.koeln.de/koeln/die_domstadt/partnerstaedte). Archived from [the original](http://www.koeln.de/koeln/die_domstadt/partnerstaedte) on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2009.

## External links

Media related to [Köln-Lindenthal (District)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:K%C3%B6ln-Lindenthal_(District)) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Official webpage of the district](http://www.stadt-koeln.de/1/stadtbezirke/lindenthal/) (in German)

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