Rodenkirchen

Rodenkirchen (2)
Borough of Cologne
Hauptstraße with Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge in the background
Hauptstraße with Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge in the background
Location within Cologne
Rodenkirchen (2) is located in Germany
Rodenkirchen (2)
Rodenkirchen (2)
Rodenkirchen (2) is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Rodenkirchen (2)
Rodenkirchen (2)
Coordinates: 50°53′29″N 6°59′28″E / 50.89139°N 6.99111°E / 50.89139; 6.99111
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictUrban district
CityCologne
Elevation
54.55 m (178.97 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total
110,158
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Rodenkirchen (German: Köln-Rodenkirchen) is a southern borough (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne (Köln) in Germany. It has about 110,000 inhabitants and covers an area of 54.55 square kilometres (21.06 square miles). The borough includes the quarters Bayenthal, Godorf, Hahnwald, Immendorf, Marienburg, Meschenich, Raderberg, Raderthal, Rodenkirchen, Sürth, Rondorf, Weiß and Zollstock.

The 1000-year-old quarter Rodenkirchen, situated close to the Rhine, today represents the center of the borough. It has more than 16,000 inhabitants.

Subdivisions

Rodenkirchen is made up of 13 Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2009) Area (km2) Pop. per km2 map
201 Bayenthal 8,508 1,28 6,647 District map of Rodenkirchen
202 Marienburg 5,497 3,05 1,802
203 Raderberg 5,643 0,84 6,718
204 Raderthal 4,768 3,21 1,485
205 Zollstock 21,049 5,04 4,176
206 Rondorf 9,532 8,20 1,162
207 Hahnwald 2,068 3,00 687
208 Rodenkirchen 15,764 7,83 2,014
209 Weiß 5,754 4,16 1,383
210 Sürth 10,348 3,46 2,993
211 Godorf 2,245 4,60 488
212 Immendorf 2,010 5,23 385
213 Meschenich 7,648 4,72 1,621
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Points of interest

Gastronomical ship "Alte Liebe"
Classic restaurant "Zum Treppchen"
Boathouse of the local rowing club

St. Maternus

St. Maternus was built according to the plans of Vinvenz Statz from 1863 to 1867 at the former place of the Carthusian.

St. Maternus was built as a gothic church with only a few ornamentations. It has a tympanum with St. Maternus standing between two angels in front of a panorama of Cologne. Inside the church there is a madonna from Alt St. Maternus (English: Old St. Maternus), the former St. Maternus from 1470.

Restaurant-ship "Alte Liebe"

The ship named "Alte Liebe" (English: Old Love) is a landmark well-known beyond the town of Rodenkirchen. Originally constructed in 1947, it burned down and was restored three times. Today it is used as a restaurant and for events such as weddings.

Transport

Main article: Transport in Cologne

Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer connects Rodenkirchen with the Cologne Ring, Bundesautobahn 555 connects Rodenkirchen with the Cologne Beltway.

Rhine bridges

Public transport

Double-track railway line with side platforms
The Rodenkirchen stadtbahn station in 2010

Rodenkirchen is served by the Cologne Stadtbahn at Rodenkirchen, connected to the city centres of Cologne and Bonn by lines 16 and 17.

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Rodenkirchen is "twinned" with the following cities:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020" (PDF). Stadt Köln. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Partnerstädte". Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
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