Kalk, Cologne

This article is about the district of Cologne. For other uses, see Kalk.

Kalk
—  8th District of Cologne  —
Kalker Hauptstraße
Location of Kalk shown in red
Country	Germany
Federal state	North Rhine-Westphalia
City	Cologne (Köln)
Area
– Total	38.2 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Population (December 2009)
– Total	109,045
– Density	2,852/km2 (7,386.6/sq mi)

district town hall

Vingst Veedel

Kalk (German: Köln-Kalk) is the Eighth city district or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. Kalk was merged into the city of Cologne in 1910, the district was formed in 1975.

The district 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.

History

Subdivisions

Kalk consists of nine Stadtteile (city parts):

#	City part	Population (2009)	Area (km²)	Pop. per km²	map
801	Humboldt/Gremberg	14,835	2,82	5,258
802	Kalk	21,192	2,97	7,128
803	Vingst	11,558	1,12	10,315
804	Höhenberg	11,936	2,20	5,436
805	Ostheim	10,720	3,75	2,862
806	Merheim	9,540	3,81	2,507
807	Brück	9,734	7,51	1,297
808	Rath/Heumar	10,957	13,1	837
909	Neubrück	8,573	1,10	7,806
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (German)

Transportation

Main article: Transport in Cologne

Kalk is served by numerous railway stations and highway. 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.

In popular culture

• German-Turkish rapper Eko Fresh's song: Köln Kalk Ehrenmord (Cologne Kalk Honor killing)

External links

• Official webpage of the district (German)

Coordinates: 50°56′09″N 7°01′07″E / 50.9358333333°N 7.01861111111°E / 50.9358333333; 7.01861111111