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Kerpen
Town
Bergerhausen Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Kerpen within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Kerpen Show map of GermanyKerpen 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 (2020–25)	Dieter Spürck (CDU)
Area
• Total	113.94 km (43.99 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population
• Total	67,627
• Density	590/km (1,500/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

Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpm̩] ; 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 2023, Kerpen has a total population of 67,627.

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
• 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

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)

References

1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
3. "Die wohl größte Schule in Deutschland". ksta.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
4. "Kerpens Städtepartnerschaften". stadt-kerpen.de (in German). Kerpen. Retrieved 2021-02-16.

External links

• Official website (in German)

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