Chorweiler

Chorweiler (German: Köln-Chorweiler, German pronunciation: [kɔʁvaɪlɐ]) is the Sixth city district (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne, Germany. Large portion of the district of Chorweiler were incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1922, the quarter of Chorweiler was created in the 1970s. The district has the lowest population density in Cologne and many areas are very rural.

Chorweiler
6th District of Cologne
view of Rheinkassel in Merkenich
Location of Chorweiler shown in red
CountryGermany
Federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
CityCologne
Area
 • Total67.2 km2 (25.9 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2008)
 • Total80,870
 • Density1,204/km2 (3,120/sq mi)
1970s Chorweiler

The District of Chorweiler borders with the Cologne boroughs of Nippes and Ehrenfeld to the South, Rhein-Erft-Kreis to the West, Rhein-Kreis Neuss to the North, and the Rhine to the East. On the other riverbank lies the city of Leverkusen.

Subdivisions

Chorweiler consists of twelve Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km² map
601Merkenich5,68112,2466
602Fühlingen2,1034,94426
603Seeberg11,3031,786,347
604Heimersdorf5,8591,753,357
605Lindweiler3,4871,163,014
606Pesch7,6212,832,689
607Esch/Auweiler6,4557,61848
608Volkhoven/Weiler6,0164,351,382
609Chorweiler12,9861,926,766
610Blumenberg5,8943,221,829
611Roggendorf/Thenhoven3,83913,8279
612Worringen9,21511,7786
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Transportation
Main article: Transport in Cologne

Chorweiler is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include Köln-Chorweiler, Köln-Chorweiler Nord, Köln-Volkhovener Weg and Köln-Worringen, as well as numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn line 12 and 15. The Bundesautobahn 57 connects Chorweiler with the Cologne Beltway.

Rhine bridges
  • A1 Leverkusener Brücke


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