Innenstadt | ||
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1st District of Cologne | ||
Rheingarten embankment;
visible in the background are Cologne Cathedral (center left) and Groß St. Martin church (center) |
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Location of Innenstadt shown in red |
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Country | Germany | |
Federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
City | Cologne | |
Area | ||
• Total | 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | |
Population (December 2016) | ||
• Total | 128,295 | |
• Density | 7,838/km2 (20,300/sq mi) |
Innenstadt (German: Köln-Innenstadt) is the central city district (Stadtbezirk) of the City of Cologne in Germany.
The district was established with the last communal land reform in 1975, and comprises Cologne's historic old town (Altstadt), the Gründerzeit era new town (Neustadt) plus the right-Rhenish district of Deutz. Innenstadt has about 127,000 inhabitants (as of December 2008) and covers an area of 16.4 square kilometres.
Innenstadt is made up of five Stadtteile (city parts):
Among the landmarks in Innenstadt are Cologne Cathedral, the twelve romanesque churches of Cologne (St. Andreas, St. Aposteln, St. Cäcilien, St. Georg, St. Gereon, St. Kunibert, St. Maria im Kapitol, St. Maria Lyskirchen, Groß St. Martin, St. Pantaleon, St. Severin and St. Ursula) and the 14th century Cologne City Hall (Kölner Rathaus). Several high rise structures were built over the last years as landmarks for Veedel (city quarters) within the district, most notably KölnTurm at MediaPark and the three Kranhaus buildings at Rheinauhafen.