Lindenthal, Cologne

Lindenthal (German: Köln-Lindenthal [ˈkœln ˈlɪndn̩ˌtaːl], Kölsch: Lendethal [ˈlendəˌtaːl]) 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.

Lindenthal
3rd District of Cologne
aerial view of Lindenthal
Location of Lindenthal shown in red
CountryGermany
Federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
CityCologne
Area
 • Total41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2008)
 • Total137,552
 • Density3,308/km2 (8,570/sq mi)
District town hall
Rautenstrauchstraße canal near the University's Institute for Biology
Campus of the Cologne University Hospital

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 the Kerpener Straße. Other institutions include the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and Plant Breeding Research.

Cologne's Melaten-Friedhof is located on Aachener Straße.

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
301Klettenberg10,2191,805,684
302Sülz35,3425,176,831
303Lindenthal29,1507,703,770
304Braunsfeld10,3811,676,205
305Müngersdorf7,9145,101,552
306Junkersdorf12,5977,381,707
307Weiden16,3863,654,484
308Lövenich8,4143,712,268
309Widdersdorf7,4675,591,336
Source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Transportation
Main article: Transport in Cologne

Lindenthal 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 Germany

Lindenthal is "twinned" with the following cities:[1]

References
  1. "Partnerstädte". Retrieved 22 June 2009.

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