Ehrenfeld (Cologne)
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Ehrenfeld is a city district
(Stadtbezirk
) of the City of Cologne
in Germany. It includes the seven quarters
Bickendorf, Bocklemünd, Mengenich, Ehrenfeld, Neuehrenfeld, Ossendorf and Vogelsang. It has about 103,890 inhabitants (as of December 2007) and covers an area of 23.83 square kilometres. The district borders with the Cologne districts of Chorweiler
to the North, Nippes
and Innenstadt
to the East and Lindenthal to the South-West.
Ehrenfeld is characterized by lively and popular residential areas and shopping streets, the media center "Coloneum" with the most modern production and movie studios
and a large and vivacious free cultural scene with many artists' studios
, theatres and clubs.
The landmark of Ehrenfeld is the Helios-lighthouse
.
boom, became a municipality in 1867 and a town in 1879. Nine years later, Ehrenfeld became part of the city of Cologne. During summer and autumn of 1944 an anti-Nazi resistance group, known as the Ehrenfeld Group
, operated from Ehrenfeld.
line 3, 4, 5 and 13. The Bundesautobahn 57
connects Ehrenfeld with the Cologne Beltway, Venloer Straße is the district's principal road leading onto the Cologne Ring
. The Köln-Ehrenfeld station
(Bahnhof Ehrenfeld) connects the borough to the regional rail network.
City district
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(Stadtbezirk
Stadtbezirk
A Stadtbezirk is a form of German city district, an administrative unit within a larger city. In Germany Stadtbezirke usually only exist in a metropolis with more than 150,000 inhabitants....
) of the City of Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
in Germany. It includes the seven quarters
Quarter (country subdivision)
A quarter is a section of an urban settlement.Its borders can be administratively chosen , and it may have its own administrative structure...
Bickendorf, Bocklemünd, Mengenich, Ehrenfeld, Neuehrenfeld, Ossendorf and Vogelsang. It has about 103,890 inhabitants (as of December 2007) and covers an area of 23.83 square kilometres. The district borders with the Cologne districts of Chorweiler
Chorweiler
Chorweiler is the Sixth city district of Cologne, Germany. Large portion of the district of Chorweiler were incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1922, the quarter of Chorweiler was created in the 1970s...
to the North, Nippes
Nippes, Cologne
Nippes is the Fifth city district of Cologne, Germany. Nippes was merged into the city of Cologne in 1888, the district was formed in 1975...
and Innenstadt
Innenstadt, Cologne
Innenstadt is the central city district 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 , the Gründerzeit era new town plus the right-Rhenish district of Deutz...
to the East and Lindenthal to the South-West.
Ehrenfeld is characterized by lively and popular residential areas and shopping streets, the media center "Coloneum" with the most modern production and movie studios
Movie studio
A movie studio is a term used to describe a major entertainment company or production company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to film movies...
and a large and vivacious free cultural scene with many artists' studios
Studio
A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
, theatres and clubs.
The landmark of Ehrenfeld is the Helios-lighthouse
Helios AG
The Helios AG für elektrisches Licht und Telegraphenanlagenbau was a German electrical engineering company. Founded in 1882 it existed until its liquidation in 1930. The company was based in the town of Ehrenfeld, which was incorparted into Cologne in 1888...
.
History
Ehrenfeld got its name from the quarter Ehrenfeld, which represents the center of the borough. Ehrenfeld grew substantially during the GründerzeitGründerzeit
' refers to the economic phase in 19th century Germany and Austria before the great stock market crash of 1873. At this time in Central Europe the age of industrialisation was taking place, whose beginnings were found in the 1840s...
boom, became a municipality in 1867 and a town in 1879. Nine years later, Ehrenfeld became part of the city of Cologne. During summer and autumn of 1944 an anti-Nazi resistance group, known as the Ehrenfeld Group
Ehrenfeld Group
The Ehrenfeld Group , was an anti-Nazi resistance group, active in the summer and autumn of 1944....
, operated from Ehrenfeld.
Subdivisions
Ehrenfeld consists of six Stadtteile (city parts):| # | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km²) | Pop. per km² | map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Ehrenfeld | 35,488 | 3,72 | 9,536 | |
| 402 | Neuehrenfeld | 23,387 | 2,55 | 9,170 | |
| 403 | Bickendorf Bickendorf Bickendorf is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.... |
16,276 | 2,31 | 7,046 | |
| 404 | Vogelsang | 8,028 | 3,66 | 2,192 | |
| 405 | Bocklemünd/Mengenich | 10,563 | 4,93 | 2,141 | |
| 406 | Ossendorf | 9,966 | 6,81 | 1,463 | |
| source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 | |||||
Transportation
The borough is connected to the city centre of Cologne by numerous light rail stations of Cologne StadtbahnCologne Stadtbahn
The Cologne Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Cologne, including several surrounding cities...
line 3, 4, 5 and 13. The Bundesautobahn 57
Bundesautobahn 57
The Bundesautobahn 57 is a German Autobahn that begins at the Dutch-German border near Goch and ends in Köln. It runs parallel to the Rhine River. Neuss and Krefeld are the biggest cities at this motorway. The A 57 is continuation of the Dutch A77...
connects Ehrenfeld with the Cologne Beltway, Venloer Straße is the district's principal road leading onto the Cologne Ring
Cologne Ring
The Cologne Ring is a semi-circular, some 6 km long urban boulevard in Innenstadt, Cologne and the city's busiest and most prominent street system...
. The Köln-Ehrenfeld station
Köln-Ehrenfeld station
Köln-Ehrenfeld is a railway station situated at Ehrenfeld, Cologne in western Germany. It is served by the S12 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn as well as regional trains to Aachen or Mönchengladbach...
(Bahnhof Ehrenfeld) connects the borough to the regional rail network.
| map | KVB station | | lines | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bocklemünd |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Westfriedhof |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Wolffsohnstraße |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
 AkazienwegAkazienweg (KVB) Akazienweg is an underground station on the Cologne Stadtbahn lines 3 and 4 in Cologne. The station lies on the intersection of Venloer Straße and Akazienweg streets in the district of Ehrenfeld.... |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Äußere Kanalstraße Äußere Kanalstraße (KVB) Äußere Kanalstraße is an underground station on the Cologne Stadtbahn lines 3 and 4 in Cologne. The station lies on Venloer Straße, corner Äußere Kanalstraße in the district of Ehrenfeld.... |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Leyendeckerstraße Leyendeckerstraße (KVB) Leyendeckerstraße is an underground station on the Cologne Stadtbahn lines 3 and 4 in Cologne. The station lies on Venloer Straße, corner Leyendeckerstraße in the district of Ehrenfeld.... |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
 Venloer Straße/Gürtel |
3 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
| Körnerstraße Körnerstraße (KVB) Körnerstraße is an underground station on the Cologne Stadtbahn lines 3 and 4 in Cologne. The station lies on Venloer Straße, corner Körnerstraße in the district of Ehrenfeld.... |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Piusstraße Piusstraße (KVB) Piusstraße is an underground station on the Cologne Stadtbahn lines 3 and 4 in Cologne. The station lies on Venloer Straße, corner Piusstraße in the district of Ehrenfeld.... |
3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Hans-Böckler-Platz/Bf West |
3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||