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Porz (7)
Borough of Cologne
River view of Porz with district town hall
Location within Cologne
Porz (7) Show map of GermanyPorz (7) Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°53′16″N 7°03′19″E / 50.88778°N 7.05528°E / 50.88778; 7.05528
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Urban district
City	Cologne
Area
• Total	78.92 km (30.47 sq mi)
Population
• Total	113,415
• Density	1,400/km (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Porz (German: Köln-Porz) is a borough or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. It is situated on the east side of the Rhine in the south-east of the city. Porz is the largest borough of Cologne by area at 78.92 km and has 113,500 inhabitants.

Porz borders with the Cologne boroughs of Kalk and Innenstadt to the North, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis to the East and South, and the Rhine to the West. On the other riverbank lies the Cologne borough of Rodenkirchen.

History

In 1951 the former independent town of Porz was awarded the town privileges (Stadtrechte). In the course of the local government reform in the 1970s in North Rhine-Westphalia, Porz was incorporated with Cologne.

Subdivisions

Porz consists of 16 Stadtteile (city parts):

#	City part	Population (2009)	Area (km)	Pop. per km	map
701	Poll	11,141	5,17	2,156
702	Westhoven	4,604	4,22	1,092
703	Ensen [de]	6,860	1,62	4,233
704	Gremberghoven	2,842	5,83	487
705	Eil	8,813	16,2	543
706	Porz	13,785	3,12	4,420
707	Urbach	11,970	2,29	5,220
708	Elsdorf	1,480	1,77	838
709	Grengel	5,202	10,7	487
710	Wahnheide	7,638	2,88	2,655
711	Wahn	6,076	2,26	2,684
712	Lind	3,378	2,25	1,503
713	Libur	1,106	6,38	173
714	Zündorf	12,060	8,12	1,485
715	Langel	3,201	5,33	601
716	Finkenberg	6,377	0,64	9,998
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Economy

Organisations based in Porz include: The German Aerospace Center, TÜV Rheinland, The European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency and the Cologne-Bonn airport. Engine manufacturer Deutz AG has its headquarter and a R&D facility in Porz. The Executive Transport Wing of the German Air Force is based on the military part of the Cologne-Bonn airport and contributes to the local economy by the large number of soldiers stationed there. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Porz has been known for its glass manufacture.

Transport

For car drivers, Porz can be reached from the Cologne Beltway via Bundesautobahn 59 and Bundesautobahn 559.

Rhine bridges

• Südbrücke
• A 4 Rodenkirchener Autobahnbrücke

Public transport

Porz is served by a number of railway stations. Regional train station include Porz (Rhein), Porz-Wahn, Köln-Steinstraße and Köln-Airport Business Park. Porz (proper) has two light-rail stations of Stadtbahn line 7: Porz Steinstraße to the north and Porz Markt in the town center.

Twin towns – sister cities

Porz is "twinned" with the following cities:

• Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
• Dunstable, United Kingdom
• Hazebrouck, France

References

1. "Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020" (PDF). Stadt Köln. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
2. "DEUTZ AG: Imprint".
3. "Partnerstädte". Retrieved 22 June 2009.

External links

• Official webpage of the district (in German)

v t e Districts of Cologne
I. Innenstadt II. Rodenkirchen III. Lindenthal IV. Ehrenfeld V. Nippes VI. Chorweiler VII. Porz VIII. Kalk IX. Mülheim

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