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Chorweiler

Chorweiler is a district in the north of Cologne, located roughly 10 kilometres from the city centre. It lends its name to the surrounding borough of the same name, to which it belongs.

Source: Wikipedia

Chorweiler
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Location of Chorweiler within Cologne
Location within the city · © TUBS · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716
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Getting around

Roads & motorways
A1A57B9
Rail
S6S11
Light rail (KVB)
15
Bus
120121122123125126

Source: Wikipedia

Compare with other boroughs

Tick areas — their values appear as coloured markers on the bars below.

Age structure

0–17 yrs19.7% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 1/9
18–30 yrs12.8% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 9/9
30–65 yrs46.6% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 9/9
65–80 yrs14.5% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 2/9
80+ yrs6.4% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 3/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background55.2% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 2/9
foreign nationals23.7% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 3/9
unemployment rate10.3% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 3/9
on benefits (SGB II)7.4% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 3/9
employment rate57.9% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 8/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person36.4% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 9/9
couples with children18.8% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 1/9
single parents6% · CGN 4% · Rank 1/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)60.5% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 1/9
parks7.8% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 8/9
forest19.3% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 4/9
water6% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 4/9
built-up22.1% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 9/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Political leaning

NRW state election 2022, party-list votes — bars relative to the strongest result, percentages beside.

Tick areas — their values appear as coloured markers on the bars.

CDU33.6% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 1/9
Greens15.6% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 9/9
SPD27.7% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 1/9
AfD7.5% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 1/9
The Left2.7% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 6/9
FDP5.8% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 4/9
Volt1.1% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 9/9

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

Counts in the area, relative to population — fairly comparable.

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Family & everyday

Schools3.1 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 4/9
Daycare2 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 1/9
Playgrounds11.8 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 1/9
Libraries0.5 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 1/9
Supermarkets2.8 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 9/9
Weekly markets0.2 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 8/9

Health & mobility

Hospitals0 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 9/9
Pharmacies1.4 · CGN 2 · Rank 9/9
Transit stops1.1 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 9/9
Recycling points10.1 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 5/9
Drinking fountains0.2 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 3/9
EV charging2.9 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 8/9

Sources: City of Cologne open data & geoportal (schools, daycare, playgrounds, transit, hospitals, libraries) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL; pharmacies, supermarkets, markets, recycling, fountains, EV charging)

What's in this area

Counted within the boundary from open data — City of Cologne (geoportal/open data) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Every number links to its source.

Districts in this borough

Chorweiler13,059

Chorweiler is a district in the north of Cologne, located about ten kilometres from the city centre. It also lends its name to the surrounding borough of Chorweiler, to which it belongs.

Seeberg11,071

Seeberg is a district in the north of Cologne, situated on the left bank of the Rhine and belonging to the borough of Chorweiler.

Worringen10,334

Worringen is the northernmost district of Cologne and belongs to the borough of Chorweiler.

Pesch7,790

Pesch is a district in the northwest of Cologne, located on the left bank of the Rhine within the borough of Chorweiler. It forms part of the city's left-Rhine area.

Esch/Auweiler6,966

Esch and Auweiler are two districts in the north of Cologne. Until they were incorporated into the city on 1 January 1975, they belonged to the municipality of Sinnersdorf.

Heimersdorf6,193

Heimersdorf is a district in the north of Cologne and forms part of the Chorweiler borough. It sits roughly nine kilometres north of the city centre.

Volkhoven/Weiler6,188

Volkhoven/Weiler is a district in the north of Cologne, situated on the left bank of the Rhine.

Merkenich5,869

Merkenich is a district in the north of Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine and belongs to the borough of Chorweiler.

Blumenberg5,212

Blumenberg is a district in the northern part of Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine and belongs to the Chorweiler borough.

Roggendorf/Thenhoven4,827

Roggendorf/Thenhoven sits in the north of Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine and belongs to the Chorweiler district. By area it is the city's second-largest district after Eil, yet in terms of …

Lindweiler3,547

Lindweiler is a district in the northern part of Cologne, situated on the west side of the Rhine. It belongs to the city's sixth borough, known as Chorweiler.

Fühlingen2,217

Fühlingen is a district in the north of Cologne and part of the Chorweiler borough. It owes its reputation beyond the region mainly to the Fühlinger See just to its south, a popular recreational area.

The other boroughs

Ehrenfeld
Average age
42 (8.)
Employment
60.7% (4.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
30% (7.)
Innenstadt
Average age
43 (6.)
Employment
64% (1.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
14.7% (9.)
Kalk
Average age
42 (9.)
Employment
56.4% (9.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
51.4% (2.)
Lindenthal
Average age
43 (4.)
Employment
60.9% (3.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
42.2% (5.)
Mülheim
Average age
43 (7.)
Employment
58.8% (6.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
46.6% (4.)
Nippes
Average age
44 (3.)
Employment
62% (2.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
28.2% (8.)
Porz
Average age
44 (2.)
Employment
59.6% (5.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
48.4% (3.)
Rodenkirchen
Average age
44 (1.)
Employment
58.6% (7.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
41.7% (6.)

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