Kerpen | |
|---|---|
 Bergerhausen Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kerpen
within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district | |
 Location of Kerpen | |
Kerpen Kerpen | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 6°41′46″E / 50.87194°N 6.69611°E / 50.87194; 6.69611 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–30) | Thomas Jurczyk1 (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.96 km2 (44.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 66,585 |
| • Density | 584.28/km2 (1,513.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50169, 50170, 50171 |
| Dialling codes | 02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich), 02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf), 02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu) |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | https://www.stadt-kerpen.de/ |
Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpn̩] ⓘ; 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 the town
The town of Kerpen was created in 1975, when the previously independent municipalities Balkhausen, Blatzheim, Brüggen, Buir, Horrem, Kerpen, Manheim, Mödrath, Sindorf and Türnich were merged.
Monuments
- Burg Bergerhausen
- Burg Loersfeld
- Schloss Türnich
Notable people
- Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest and social reformer
- Wolfgang von Trips (1928–1961), Formula One motor racing driver
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007), pioneer of electronic music composition
- Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Olympic medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay
- Michael Schumacher, 7-time Formula One world champion
- Ralf Schumacher, brother of Michael, both have emulated von Trips in achieving success in Formula One
- Patrice Bart-Williams is an acclaimed reggae artist
- Eko Fresh is an acclaimed hip hop artist
Education
In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.3
Twin towns – sister cities
References
References
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2025, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 14 November 2025.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
- "Die wohl größte Schule in Deutschland". ksta.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- "Kerpens Städtepartnerschaften". stadt-kerpen.de (in German). Kerpen. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
