Porz

Porz (German: Köln-Porz) is a city district or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. It is situated on the right side of the Rhine in the south-east of the city. Porz is the largest borough of Cologne by area at 78,87 km² and has 107,500 inhabitants.

Porz
7th District of Cologne
River view of Porz with district town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Porz shown in red
CountryGermany
Federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
CityCologne
Area
 • Total78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2008)
 • Total106,520
 • Density1,352/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Aerial photograph of Porz, looking west across the Rhine
Courtyard of mid-18th-century Schloss Wahn

Porz borders with the Cologne boroughs of Kalk and Innenstadt to the North, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis to the East and South, and the Rhine to the West. On the other riverbank lies the Cologne borough of Rodenkirchen.

History

In 1951 the former independent town of Porz was awarded the town privileges (Stadtrechte). In the course of the local government reform in the 1970s in North Rhine-Westphalia, Porz was incorporated with Cologne.

Subdivisions

Porz consists of 16 Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2009) Area (km²) Pop. per km² map
701Poll11,1415,172,156
702Westhoven4,6044,221,092
703Ensen6,8601,624,233
704Gremberghoven2,8425,83487
705Eil8,81316,2543
706Porz13,7853,124,420
707Urbach11,9702,295,220
708Elsdorf1,4801,77838
709Grengel5,20210,7487
710Wahnheide7,6382,882,655
711Wahn6,0762,262,684
712Lind3,3782,251,503
713Libur1,1066,38173
714Zündorf12,0608,121,485
715Langel3,2015,33601
716Finkenberg6,3770,649,998
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Economy

Organisations based in Porz include: The German Aerospace Center, TÜV Rheinland, The European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency and part of Cologne-Bonn airport. Engine manufacturer Deutz AG has an R&D facility in Porz. The Luftwaffenkaserne Wahn also belongs to Porz and contributes to the local economy by the large number soldiers stationed there. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Porz has been known for its glass manufacture.

Transport
Main article: Transport in Cologne

For car drivers, Porz can be reached from the Cologne-wolff Beltway via Bundesautobahn 59 and Bundesautobahn 559.

Rhine bridges
  • Südbrücke
  • A4 Rodenkirchener Autobahnbrücke

Public transport

Porz is served by a number of railway stations. Regional train station include Porz (Rhein), Porz-Wahn, Köln-Steinstraße and Köln-Airport Business Park. Porz (proper) has two light-rail stations of Stadtbahn-line 7. One is at Porz Steinstraße, the other in the town center at Porz Markt:

Preceding station   KVB   Following station
Porz Steinstraße
toward Frechen-Benzelrath
7
Rosenhügel
toward Zündorf

Twin towns – sister cities
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

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

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


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