Kerpen

For other uses, see Kerpen (disambiguation).
Kerpen
Town
Bergerhausen Castle
Bergerhausen Castle
Coat of arms of Kerpen
Coat of arms
Location of Kerpen within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Mettmann (district)Rhein-Erft-KreisNorth Rhine-WestphaliaHeinsberg (district)Rhein-Kreis NeussCologneWesselingRhein-Sieg-KreisDüren (district)Euskirchen (district)PulheimBergheimErftstadtHürthKerpenBedburgBrühlFrechenElsdorf
Map
Location of Kerpen
Kerpen is located in Germany
Kerpen
Kerpen
Kerpen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kerpen
Kerpen
Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 6°41′46″E / 50.87194°N 6.69611°E / 50.87194; 6.69611
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions9
Government
 • Mayor (2025–30) Thomas Jurczyk[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
113.96 km2 (44.00 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
67,627
 • Density593.43/km2 (1,537.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50169, 50170, 50171
Dialling codes02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich),
02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf),
02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu)
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitehttps://www.stadt-kerpen.de/
Loersfeld Palace
Palace Loersfeld around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker
Loersfeld Palace

Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpn̩] ⓘ; Ripuarian: Kerpe) is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. As of 2023, Kerpen has a total population of 67,627.

Division of the town

The town of Kerpen was created in 1975, when the previously independent municipalities Balkhausen, Blatzheim, Brüggen, Buir, Horrem, Kerpen, Manheim, Mödrath, Sindorf and Türnich were merged.

Monuments

Notable people

Education

In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Kerpen is twinned with:[4]

References

  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2025, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 14 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Die wohl größte Schule in Deutschland". ksta.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Kerpens Städtepartnerschaften". stadt-kerpen.de (in German). Kerpen. Retrieved 2021-02-16.


allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sindorf_(Kerpen)