Kerpen
Bergerhausen Castle
Bergerhausen Castle
Coat of arms of Kerpen
Location of Kerpen within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Kerpen  is located in Germany
Kerpen
Kerpen
Kerpen  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kerpen
Kerpen
Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 6°41′46″E / 50.87194°N 6.69611°E / 50.87194; 6.69611
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions9
Government
  Mayor (202025) Dieter Spürck[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total113.94 km2 (43.99 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total66,294
  Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50169, 50170, 50171
Dialling codes02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich),
02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf),
02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu)
Vehicle registrationBM
Loersfeld Palace
Palace Loersfeld around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker
Loersfeld Palace

Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpm̩] ; Ripuarian: Kerpe) is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. As of 2022, Kerpen has a total population of 69,530.

Division of the town

The town of Kerpen was created in 1975, when the previously independent municipalities Balkhausen, Blatzheim, Brüggen, Buir, Horrem, Kerpen, Manheim, Mödrath, Sindorf and Türnich were merged.

Monuments

Notable people

Education

In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Kerpen is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. "Die wohl größte Schule in Deutschland". ksta.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. "Kerpens Städtepartnerschaften". stadt-kerpen.de (in German). Kerpen. Retrieved 2021-02-16.


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