Lindenthal ( , ) is a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
of the City of
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
in Germany. It includes the quarters Braunsfeld,
Junkersdorf, Klettenberg, Lindenthal, Lövenich,
Müngersdorf,
Sülz
Sülz (; ) is a municipal part of Cologne, Germany and part of the district of Lindenthal. Sülz lies on Luxemburger Straße between Lindenthal and Klettenberg. Sülz has 35.475 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2008) and covers an area of 5,17& ...
, Weiden and Widdersdorf. It has about 153,000 inhabitants (as of December 2019) and covers an area of 41.8 square kilometers.
Many parts of Lindenthal are dominated by academic and research campuses, primarily linked to the
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...
and the
German Sport University. The later has a campus at Sportpark Müngersdorf, next to
RheinEnergieStadion and the
European College of Sport Science.
The Cologne University Hospital has a vast campus around the Kerpener Straße. Other institutions include the
Max Planck Institute
Max or MAX may refer to:
Animals
* Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog
* Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
s for
Biology of Ageing and
Plant Breeding Research.
Cologne's
Melaten-Friedhof is located on Aachener Straße.
History
During the
Cold War, the headquarters of the
I Belgian Corps was located in Junkersdorf.
Subdivisions
Lindenthal consists of nine ''Stadtteile'' (city quarters, in local dialect ''Veedel''):
Transportation
Lindenthal is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include
Köln-Lövenich,
Köln-Müngersdorf/Technologiepark and
Köln-Weiden West, as well as
numerous light rail stations of
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). T ...
lines 1, 7, 9, 13 and 18. Aachener Straße and Luxemburger Straße connect Lindenthal with the
Cologne Ring
The Cologne Ring (known in German as: ''Kölner Ringe'') is a semi-circular, some 6 km long urban boulevard in Innenstadt, Cologne and the city's busiest and most prominent street system. The Cologne Ring is a four lane street and part of Bu ...
and
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 t ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Lindenthal is "
twinned" with the following cities:
*
Benfleet, United Kingdom
*
Diepenbeek
Diepenbeek (; li, Diepenbik) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2012, Diepenbeek had a total population of 18,337. Its total area is 41.19 km² (15.9 sq mi) which gives a population dens ...
, Belgium
*
Igny, France
References
External links
Official webpage of the district
Boroughs and quarters of Cologne
Academic enclaves
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