Chorweiler Explained

Chorweiler (6)
Type:Borough
City:Cologne
Image Plan:Koeln bezirke 6chorweiler.png
Plantext:Location within Cologne
Coordinates:51.0438°N 6.8956°W
State:Nordrhein-Westfalen
Region:Cologne
District:urban
Area:67.16
Population:82217
Population As Of:2020-12-31
Pop Ref:[1]

Chorweiler (pronounced as /de/) is the sixth borough (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne, Germany. Large portion of the borough of Chorweiler were incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1922, the borough of Chorweiler was created in the 1970s. The borough has the lowest population density in Cologne and many areas are very rural.

The borough of Chorweiler borders with the Cologne boroughs of Nippes and Ehrenfeld to the South, Rhein-Erft-Kreis to the West, Rhein-Kreis Neuss to the North, and the Rhine to the East. On the other riverbank lie the city of Leverkusen and Monheim am Rhein.

Subdivisions

Chorweiler consists of twelve Stadtteile (city parts):

City part Population (2009)Area (km²)Pop. per km²map
601 5,681 12,2 466
602 2,103 4,94 426
603 11,303 1,78 6,347
604 5,859 1,75 3,357
605 3,487 1,16 3,014
606 7,621 2,83 2,689
607 6,455 7,61 848
608 6,016 4,35 1,382
609 12,986 1,92 6,766
610 5,894 3,22 1,829
611 3,839 13,8 279
612 9,215 11,7 786
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010

Transportation

See main article: Transport in Cologne. Chorweiler is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include Köln-Chorweiler, Köln-Chorweiler Nord, Köln-Volkhovener Weg and Köln-Worringen, as well as numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn line 12 and 15. The Bundesautobahn 57 connects Chorweiler with the Cologne Beltway.

Rhine bridges

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020 . Stadt Köln. 27 September 2021.