Kerpen

Kerpen
Town
Bergerhausen Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Kerpen within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Interactive map of Kerpen
Kerpen Location within Germany Show map of Germany Kerpen Location within North Rhine-Westphalia Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 6°41′46″E / 50.87194°N 6.69611°E / 50.87194; 6.69611
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions	9
Government
• Mayor (2025–30)	Thomas Jurczyk (SPD)
Area
• Total	113.96 km2 (44.00 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	66,377
• Density	582.46/km2 (1,508.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	50169, 50170, 50171
Dialling codes	02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich), 02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf), 02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu)
Vehicle registration	BM
Website	https://www.stadt-kerpen.de/

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 2025, Kerpen has a total population of 66,377.

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.

Population

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
• Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007), pioneer of electronic music composition
• Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Olympic medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay
• Michael Schumacher, 7-time Formula One world champion
• Ralf Schumacher, brother of Michael, both have emulated von Trips in achieving success in Formula One
• Patrice Bart-Williams is an acclaimed reggae artist
• Eko Fresh is an acclaimed hip hop artist

Education

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Kerpen is twinned with:

• St. Vith, Belgium (1975)
• Oświęcim, Poland (1997)

Transport links

Line S19 of the Cologne S-Bahn (Cologne suburban railway) has the stations Buir and Sindorf in Kerpen. Also the Horrem station is located in Kerpen, which is served by S12 and S19 as well as the local train lines RE1 (NRW-Express), RE9 (Rhein-Sieg-Express) and RB38 (Erft Railway). The town is located in the area of the fare association Rheinland-Tarif.

References

External links

• Official website (in German)

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