Kerpen Explained

Type:	Stadt
Kerpen
Image Coa:	DEU Kerpen COA.svg
Coordinates:	50.8719°N 6.6961°W
Image Plan:	Kerpen in BM.svg
State:	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Region:	Köln
District:	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Elevation:	95
Area:	113.94
Postal Code:	50169, 50170, 50171
Area Code:	02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich), 02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf), 02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu)
Licence:	BM
Gemeindeschlüssel:	05 3 62 032
Divisions:	9
Mayor:	Dieter Spürck^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 25
Party:	CDU

Kerpen (pronounced as /de/; 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 67,239.

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

• Burg Bergerhausen
• Burg Loersfeld
• Schloss Türnich

Notable people

• Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest and social reformer
• Wolfgang von Trips (1928–1961), Formula One motor racing driver
• Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007), pioneer of electronic music composition
• Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Olympic medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay
• Michael Schumacher, 7-time Formula One world champion
• Ralf Schumacher, brother of Michael, both have emulated von Trips in achieving success in Formula One
• Patrice Bart-Williams is an acclaimed reggae artist

Education

In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.^[2]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Kerpen is twinned with:^[3]

• St. Vith, Belgium (1975)
• Oświęcim, Poland (1997)

Notes and References

1. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020
2. Web site: Die wohl größte Schule in Deutschland. ksta.de. de. 19 October 2019.
3. Web site: Kerpens Städtepartnerschaften. stadt-kerpen.de. Kerpen. de. 2021-02-16.