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

Chorweiler (6)
Borough of Cologne
View of Rheinkassel in Merkenich
Location within Cologne
Chorweiler (6) Show map of Germany Chorweiler (6) Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51.0438°N 6.89564°E / 51.0438; 6.89564
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Urban district
City	Cologne
Area
• Total	67.16 km2 (25.93 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	82,217
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The borough 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 lie the city of Leverkusen and Monheim am Rhein.

Subdivisions

Chorweiler consists of twelve Stadtteile (city parts):

#	City part	Population (2009)	Area (km²)	Pop. per km²	map
601	Merkenich	5,681	12,2	466
602	Fühlingen	2,103	4,94	426
603	Seeberg	11,303	1,78	6,347
604	Heimersdorf	5,859	1,75	3,357
605	Lindweiler	3,487	1,16	3,014
606	Pesch	7,621	2,83	2,689
607	Esch/Auweiler	6,455	7,61	848
608	Volkhoven/Weiler	6,016	4,35	1,382
609	Chorweiler	12,986	1,92	6,766
610	Blumenberg	5,894	3,22	1,829
611	Roggendorf/Thenhoven	3,839	13,8	279
612	Worringen	9,215	11,7	786
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Transportation

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

References

External links

• Official webpage of the district (in German)

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