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For other uses, see Lindenthal (disambiguation).
Lindenthal — 3rd District of Cologne — aerial view of Lindenthal
Location of Lindenthal shown in red
Country Germany Federal state North Rhine-Westphalia City Cologne Area – Total 41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi) Population (December 2008) – Total 137,552 – Density 3,308/km2 (8,567.7/sq mi) 
district town hall
Rautenstrauchstraße canal near the University's Institute for Biology
campus of the Cologne University HospitalLindenthal (German: Köln-Lindenthal) is a city district of the City of Cologne in Germany. It includes the quarters Braunsfeld, Junkersdorf, Klettenberg, Lindenthal, Lövenich, Müngersdorf, Sülz, Weiden and Widdersdorf.
Many parts of Lindenthal are dominated by academic and research campuses, primarily linked to the University of Cologne and the German Sport University. The later has a campus at Sportpark Müngersdorf, next to RheinEnergieStadion and the European College of Sport Science.
The Cologne University Hospital has a vast campus around Universitätsstraße. Other institutions include the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and Plant Breeding Research.
Cologne's Melaten-Friedhof is located on Aachener Straße.
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History
During the Cold War, the headquarters of the I Belgian Corps was located in Junkersdorf.
Subdivisions
Lindenthal consists of nine Stadtteile (city quarters, in local dialect Veedel):
# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km² map 301 Klettenberg 10,219 1,80 5,684 
302 Sülz 35,342 5,17 6,831 303 Lindenthal 29,150 7,70 3,770 304 Braunsfeld 10,381 1,67 6,205 305 Müngersdorf 7,914 5,10 1,552 306 Junkersdorf 12,597 7,38 1,707 307 Weiden 16,386 3,65 4,484 308 Lövenich 8,414 3,71 2,268 309 Widdersdorf 7,467 5,59 1,336 source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (German) Transportation
Main article: Transport in CologneLindenthal is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include Köln-Lövenich, Köln-Müngersdorf/Technologiepark and Köln-Weiden West, as well as numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn lines 1, 7, 9, 13 and 18. Aachener Straße and Luxemburger Straße connect Lindenthal with the Cologne Ring and Cologne Beltway.
Twin towns – sister cities
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in GermanyLindenthal is "twinned" with the following cities:[1]
Benfleet, United Kingdom
Diepenbeek, Belgium
Igny, France
References
- ^ "Partnerstädte". http://www.koeln.de/koeln/die_domstadt/partnerstaedte. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
External links
Media related to Köln-Lindenthal at Wikimedia Commons- Official webpage of the district (German)
Coordinates: 50°55′34″N 6°54′36″E / 50.92611°N 6.91°E
Districts of Cologne I. Innenstadt · II. Rodenkirchen · III. Lindenthal · IV. Ehrenfeld · V. Nippes · VI. Chorweiler · VII. Porz · VIII. Kalk · IX. Mülheim
Categories:- Lindenthal, Cologne
- Boroughs and quarters of Cologne
- Academic enclaves
- North Rhine-Westphalia geography stubs
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