Kerpen
Kerpen | |
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 Bergerhausen Castle | |
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 Location of Kerpen
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 Interactive map of Kerpen | |
  Kerpen Location within Germany  Kerpen Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 6°41′46″E / 50.87194°N 6.69611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–30) | Thomas Jurczyk[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.96 km2 (44.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 66,377 |
| • Density | 582.46/km2 (1,508.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50169, 50170, 50171 |
| Dialling codes | 02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich), 02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf), 02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu) |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | https://www.stadt-kerpen.de/ |
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Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpn̩] ⓘ; 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 2025, Kerpen has a total population of 66,377.
Division of the town
[edit]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.
Population
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Monuments
[edit]- Burg Bergerhausen
- Burg Loersfeld
- Schloss Türnich
Notable people
[edit]- 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
- Eko Fresh is an acclaimed hip hop artist
Education
[edit]In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.[4]
Twin towns – sister cities
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References
[edit]- ↑ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2025, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 14 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2025 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- ↑ "Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen Tabelle 12411-01i: Bevölkerungsstand - Gemeinden - Stichtag". Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Die wohl größte Schule in Deutschland". ksta.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ↑ "Kerpens Städtepartnerschaften". stadt-kerpen.de (in German). Kerpen. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in German)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kerpen.
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