Kalk (German: Köln-Kalk [ˈkœln ˈkalk], Kölsch: Kallek [ˈkalək] or [kalːk]) is the Eighth borough or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. Kalk was merged into the city of Cologne in 1910, the borough was formed in 1975.
Kalk (8) | |
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Borough of Cologne | |
![]() Kalker Hauptstraße | |
Location within Cologne ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°56′09″N 7°01′07″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Admin. region | Cologne |
District | Urban district |
City | Cologne |
Area | |
• Total | 38.16 km2 (14.73 sq mi) |
Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 120,610 |
• Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
The borough of Kalk borders with Mülheim to the North, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis to the East, the Cologne borough of Porz to the South and Deutz to the West.
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Kalk consists of nine Stadtteile (city parts):
# | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km2) | Pop. per km2 | map |
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801 | Humboldt/Gremberg | 14,835 | 2,82 | 5,258 | ![]() |
802 | Kalk | 21,192 | 2,97 | 7,128 | |
803 | Vingst | 11,558 | 1,12 | 10,315 | |
804 | Höhenberg | 11,936 | 2,20 | 5,436 | |
805 | Ostheim | 10,720 | 3,75 | 2,862 | |
806 | Merheim | 9,540 | 3,81 | 2,507 | |
807 | Brück | 9,734 | 7,51 | 1,297 | |
808 | Rath/Heumar | 10,957 | 13,1 | 837 | |
809 | Neubrück | 8,573 | 1,10 | 7,806 | |
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German) |
The Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule is located in Kalk.[2]
The Japanische Schule Köln e.V. (ケルン日本語補習授業校 Kerun Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes in the Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule. It began holding classes there as of 20 August 2009.[3]
Kalk is served by numerous railway stations and highways. Train stations include Köln-Trimbornstraße and numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn line 1 and 9. The Bundesautobahn 3 and 4 connect Kalk with the Cologne Beltway.
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