Stammheim (german: Köln-Stammheim) is a municipal part of
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and part of the district of
Mülheim
Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr () and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many compan ...
. Stammheim lies on the right bank of the river
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, between Mülheim (proper) and
Flittard. The city part has 7.473 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2008) and covers an area of 3,75 km².
Stammheim was first mentioned in 959; the former Stammheim palace ''(Schloss Stammheim)'' was purchased by the
Fürstenberg family in 1818, but heavily damaged during the
Bombing of Cologne in World War II
The German city of Cologne was bombed in 262 separate air raids[Köln-Stammheim station
Köln-Stammheim is a railway station situated at Stammheim, Cologne in western Germany. It is served by the S6 line of the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn
The Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr) is a polycentric and electrically driven S-train n ...](_blank)
.
External links
official site
Boroughs and quarters of Cologne
Mülheim, Cologne
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