Mödrath (new Mödrath) is a quarter of

Kerpen Kerpen (; Ripuarian: ''Kerpe'') is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. As of 2023, Kerpen has a total population of 67,627. Division of ...

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. It was annexed to the Kerpen ''Ortskern'' (local centre) in the course of the

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resettlement in 1956.

Alt-Mödrath (Old Mödrath)

The original ''Ortskern'' of Mödrath (old Mödrath) was destroyed by open-pit mining. Alt-Mödrath had been established where today the Marienfeld with the Papsthügel (Papal Hill) is. At that time about 2800 people lived in Alt-Mödrath.

Neu-Mödrath (New Mödrath)

With the resettlement of Alt-Mödrath to its current location, Mödrath lost its original character and much of its population. There are about 900 residents today. Many of the displaced citizens spoke out for establishing the new location in a nearby field, but the place was annexed directly as a quarter of Kerpen.

People

Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groun ...

, born 22 August 1928 in Mödrath

Associations

*Verein für Leibesübung Mödrath *St. Quirinus Schützengilde *Pfadfinder Mödrath

External links

Mödrath Train Station
(Unsigned article from the ''Kölnische Rundschau'', 27 June 1950, with a drawing of Burg Mödrath (Mödrath Castle) by H. J. Baum.) {{coord, 50, 54, N, 6, 43, E, region:DE_type:city, display=title Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia