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Kalk, Cologne
Kalk ( , or ) is the Eighth borough or '' Stadtbezirk'' of Cologne, Germany. Kalk was merged into the city of Cologne in 1910, the borough was formed in 1975. The borough of Kalk borders with Mülheim to the North, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis to the East, the Cologne borough of Porz to the South and Deutz to the West. History Subdivisions Kalk consists of nine Stadtteile (city parts): Education The ''Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule'' is located in Kalk. ''Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule''. Retrieved on 6 April 2015. "Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule Kantstrasse 3 51103 Köln-Kalk" The ''Japanische Schule Köln e.V.'' (ケルン日本語補習授業校 ''Kerun Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes in the ''Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule''. It began holding clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne (region)
Cologne is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the south-west of that state and covers the hills of the Eifel as well as the Bergisches Land. It was created in 1815, when Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an ... reorganised its internal administration. In 1972 the Regierungsbezirk Aachen was incorporated. Economy The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 190.8 billion € in 2018, accounting for 5.7% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 39,300 € or 130% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 110% of the EU average. External links * References NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union Geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne Beltway
The Cologne Beltway (German:''Kölner Autobahnring'') is the collective term for the Autobahns encircling Cologne. It consists of the Bundesautobahn 1, the Bundesautobahn 3 and the Bundesautobahn 4. Segments of the beltway handle the highest traffic volume in Germany. The Autobahns on the beltway cross Bundesautobahn 559, Bundesautobahn 555 and Bundesautobahn 57. The Bundesautobahn 59 is tied to the beltway at the interchange Leverkusen-West in the north and to ''Dreieck'' Heumar in the south. History The beltway was constructed in a clockwise fashion beginning at Leverkusen. In 1936 the section between Leverkusen and Cologne-Mülheim was built as a component of the Autobahn Oberhausen- Wiesbaden and in 1937 the section to Siegburg was finished. Thus today's ''Ostring'' (East-Ring) was drivable at that time. In 1941, the ''Rodenkirchener Autobahnbrücke'' was completed and the connection between the A 3 and the Autobahn to Bonn (today A 555) was established. From 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesautobahn 4
is an autobahn that crosses Germany in a west–east direction. The western segment has a length of , the part in the east is long. Works to continue the A 4 are in progress, but currently no plans exist to fill the gap completely. The A 4 starts north-west of Aachen, where the Dutch A76 enters Germany. Initially it is 2 lanes each way with no speed limit. From Kreuz Aachen to Düren and from Kerpen to Refrath (between Refrath and Köln-Merheim westbound the hard shoulder is the 3rd lane and only open at peak times) it has 3 lanes each way. Between Kreuz Köln-West and Kreuz Heumar it forms the southern part of the Cologne Beltway ( Kölner Autobahnring). The whole rest of the section between Kreuz Aachen and Kreuz Köln-West has a variable speed limit. Between Merzenich and Elsdorf, there is a speed limit of 130 km/h, that has been imposed in 2017, due to an increase of accidents. Between Kreuz Köln-West and Kreuz Heumar the speed limit is 120 km/h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesautobahn 3
is an autobahn in Germany running from the Germany-Netherlands border near Wesel in the northwest to the Germany-Austria border near Passau. Major cities along its total length of 778 km (483 mi) include Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen, Cologne, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg and Regensburg. The A 3 is a major connection between the Rhine-Ruhr area and southern Germany, resulting in heavy traffic. Consequently, large parts have three lanes (plus a hard shoulder) in each direction, including a 300 km (187.5 mi) section between Oberhausen and Aschaffenburg. The A3 passes by the Frankfurt Airport. Overview The A 3 begins at the border crossing Elten in North Rhine-Westphalia as a four-lane continuation of the Dutch A 12. Until Oberhausen the highway runs on the right bank of the Lower Rhine past the cities Emmerich, Wesel and Dinslaken and reaches the Ruhrgebiet. Beginning at the ''Kreuz Oberhausen'' with A 516 and A 2, the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cologne Stadtbahn
The Cologne Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Cologne, including several surrounding cities of the Cologne Bonn Region (Bergisch Gladbach, Bonn, Bornheim, Brühl, Frechen, Hürth, Leverkusen-Schlebusch, Wesseling). The term ''Stadtbahn'' denotes a system that encompasses elements of trams as well as an underground railway network (''U-Bahn'') and interurban rail, even including three lines that are licensed as heavy rail and used by freight trains as well as Stadtbahn vehicles. Two of these lines connect the Cologne Stadtbahn to the Bonn Stadtbahn. These lines (16 and 18) are jointly operated by both cities' transport authorities, resulting in both systems and the lines connecting them sometimes collectively referred to as ''Stadtbahn Rhein-Sieg''. The Cologne Stadtbahn is operated by the Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) and the Bonn Stadtbahn is operated by the Stadtwerke Bonn (SWB – City of Bonn Utilities Division). The KVB and SWB are members of the V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cologne KVB Stations
This is a list of KVB light rail stations of the Cologne Stadtbahn system. The system covers the city of Cologne, as well as several surrounding cities (Bergisch Gladbach, Bonn, Bornheim, Brühl, Frechen, Hürth, Leverkusen-Schlebusch, Wesseling) and is operated and owned by KVB (''Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe'', Cologne transit authority). The KVB is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS - Rhein-Sieg Transit Authority, formed in 1987 with transit authorities in Bonn to consolidate the transit authorities in the Cologne/Bonn region and operate a joint fare structure). The KVB system includes a total of 236 stations, of which 10 are elevated and 42 are underground stations. Stations Stations not in Cologne have their location in parentheses. sourcesRapid Transit Map, Cologne 2022(in English and German)Information about the stop(in English) File:U-Bahnhof Akazienweg a8.jpg, Akazienweg File:4517Bensberg.jpg, Bensberg File:U-Bahnhof Christophstraße 011.jpg, Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rath/Heumar
Rath/Heumar is a quarter of Cologne, Germany. It is located in the eastern part of the city, in the borough (''Stadtbezirk'') of Kalk. Its population on 31 December 2004, was approximately 11,000. Location Rath/Heumar lies on the eastern edge of Cologne, bordering on its eastern side the Königsforst recreation park . To the east are the municipalities of Bergisch Gladbach and Rösrath Rösrath (; ) is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The earliest known documents mentioning the settlement ''Rösrath'' can be found in documents dated to 1356. There have been findings of Paleo ..., to the south Cologne-Eil, to the west Cologne-Gremberghoven and Cologne-Ostheim, to the north-west Cologne-Neubrück and to the north Cologne-Brück. Housing density is lower than in more central parts of the town, and many of the residential zones are dominated by detached family houses. Boroughs and quarters of Cologne Kalk, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
