Kerpen (German:[ˈkɛʁpm̩](listen); 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.
For other uses, see Kerpen (disambiguation).
Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Kerpen
Town
Bergerhausen Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Kerpen within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Loersfeld PalacePalace Loersfeld around 1860, Edition by Alexander DunckerLoersfeld Palace
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
Burg Bergerhausen
Burg Loersfeld
Schloss Türnich
Notable people
Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest and social reformer
Wolfgang von Trips (1928–1961), Formula One motor racing driver
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