- Innenstadt, Cologne
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For other uses, see Innenstadt.
Innenstadt — 1st District of Cologne — Rheingarten embankment;
visible in the background are Cologne Cathedral (center left) and Groß St. Martin church (center)
Coat of armsLocation of Innenstadt shown in red
Country Germany Federal state North Rhine-Westphalia City Cologne Area - Total 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi) Population (December 2008) - Total 127,033 - Density 7,746/km2 (20,062/sq mi) 
Heumarkt, square in Altstadt-Nord and Altstadt-Süd
Alter Markt, square in Altstadt-Nord
Früh brewery at Am HofInnenstadt (German: Köln-Innenstadt) is the central city district (Stadtbezirk) of the City of Cologne in Germany.
The district was established with the last communal land reform in 1975, and comprises Cologne's historic old town (Altstadt), the Gründerzeit era new town (Neustadt) plus the right-Rhenish district of Deutz. Innenstadt has about 127,000 inhabitants (as of December 2008) and covers an area of 16.4 square kilometres.
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Subdivisions
Innenstadt is made up of five Stadtteile (city parts):
# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km² map 101 Altstadt-Süd 27,071 2,36 11,469 
102 Neustadt-Süd 37,576 2,83 13,293 103 Altstadt-Nord 17,887 2,46 7,283 104 Neustadt-Nord 28,498 3,50 8,150 105 Deutz 15,269 5,24 2,912 source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (German) Landmarks
Among the landmark in Innenstadt are Cologne Cathedral, the twelve romanesque churches of Cologne[1] (St. Andreas, St. Aposteln, St. Cäcilien, St. Georg, St. Gereon, St. Kunibert, St. Maria im Kapitol, St. Maria Lyskirchen, Groß St. Martin, St. Pantaleon, St. Severin and St. Ursula) and the 14th century Cologne City Hall (Kölner Rathaus). Several high rise structures were built over the last years as landmarks for Veedel (city quarters) within the district, most notably KölnTurm at MediaPark and the three Kranhaus buildings at Rheinauhafen.
Transportation
Main article: Transport in CologneAs the business center of Cologne, Innenstadt is well served by numerous railway stations and highway. Largest train station is Köln Hauptbahnhof, other statons include Köln Messe/Deutz, Köln Hansaring, Köln West and Köln Süd station, as well as a dense net of Cologne Stadtbahn tram and U-Bahn stations. The Cologne Ring (Kölner Ringe) is a city boulevard, encircling the old town of Cologne. It is part of Bundesstraße 55 and picks up several principal arterial roads, which lead into adjacent city districts.
Rhine bridges
Zoobrücke
Hohenzollernbrücke- Deutzer Brücke
Severinsbrücke
See also
References
- ^ http://www.romanische-kirchen-koeln.de/ueberuns.html Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln e.V. (German)
External links
- Official webpage of the district (German)
Districts of Cologne I. Innenstadt · II. Rodenkirchen · III. Lindenthal · IV. Ehrenfeld · V. Nippes · VI. Chorweiler · VII. Porz · VIII. Kalk · IX. Mülheim
Coordinates: 50°56′12″N 6°57′37″E / 50.93667°N 6.96028°E
Categories:- Innenstadt, Cologne
- Boroughs and quarters of Cologne
- North Rhine-Westphalia geography stubs
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