| Kalk (8) | |
| Type: | Borough |
| City: | Cologne |
| Image Plan: | Koeln bezirke 8kalk.png |
| Plantext: | Location within Cologne |
| Coordinates: | 50.9358°N 7.0186°W |
| State: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Region: | Cologne |
| District: | urban |
| Area: | 38.16 |
| Population: | 120610 |
| Population As Of: | 2020-12-31 |
| Pop Ref: | [1] |
Kalk (pronounced as /de/, pronounced as /ˈkalək/ or pronounced as /kalːk/) is the Eighth borough or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. Kalk was merged into the city of Cologne in 1910, the borough was formed in 1975.
The borough of Kalk borders with Mülheim to the North, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis to the East, the Cologne borough of Porz to the South and Deutz to the West.
Kalk consists of nine Stadtteile (city parts):
| City part | Population (2009) | Area (km2) | Pop. per km2 | map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | 14,835 | 2,82 | 5,258 | |||
| 802 | 21,192 | 2,97 | 7,128 | |||
| 803 | 11,558 | 1,12 | 10,315 | |||
| 804 | 11,936 | 2,20 | 5,436 | |||
| 805 | 10,720 | 3,75 | 2,862 | |||
| 806 | 9,540 | 3,81 | 2,507 | |||
| 807 | 9,734 | 7,51 | 1,297 | |||
| 808 | 10,957 | 13,1 | 837 | |||
| 809 | 8,573 | 1,10 | 7,806 | |||
| source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 | ||||||
The Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule is located in Kalk.[2]
The Japanische Schule Köln e.V. (ケルン日本語補習授業校 Kerun Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes in the Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule. It began holding classes there as of 20 August 2009.[3]
See main article: Transport in Cologne. Kalk is served by numerous railway stations and highways. Train stations include Köln-Trimbornstraße and numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn line 1 and 9. The Bundesautobahn 3 and 4 connect Kalk with the Cologne Beltway.