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Junkersdorf is a historic village, now quarter 306 of the city of

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, Germany, in District Three.

Geography

Junkersdorf lies to the west of the historic city centre, next to the Köln-West motorway junction where

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and

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intersect. The old road from Cologne to

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runs north of the village, and from Cologne to

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to the south.

History

The earliest mention of Junkersdorf is in a charter of Bruno, Archbishop of Cologne, dating from 962. The first reference to a parish church was in 1223. From the early 15th century until 1794 Junkersdorf was an independent lordship within the

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. During the

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, Junkersdorf became part of nearby Lövenich (now Cologne quarter 308). In 1975 Junkersdorf became part of the City of Cologne. In 1586, during the

Cologne War The Cologne War (german: Kölner Krieg, Kölnischer Krieg, Truchsessischer Krieg; 1583–88) was a conflict between Protestant and Catholic factions that devastated the Electorate of Cologne, a historical ecclesiastical principality of the Holy ...

(1583–1588) it was the site of the Junkersdorf Massacre, when marauding soldiers attacked a civilian convoy. In the 1920s a number of

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residences were built.

Famous inhabitants

* Klaus Bednarz, (1943-2015), journalist and writer. *

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, (1971-), comedian and actress * Karl-Erivan Haub, (1960-), businessman *

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