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Mülheim

Mülheim is a district in the east of Cologne that historically belonged to the Bergisches Land and lends its name to the surrounding city borough. With around 43,000 residents (end of 2019), it is Cologne's most populous district.

Source: Wikipedia

Mülheim
© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Location of Mülheim 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
A3B8B51B506
Rail
RE1RE5RB48S6S11
Light rail (KVB)
341318
Bus
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Source: Wikipedia

Compare with other boroughs

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

Age structure

0–17 yrs17.2% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 4/9
18–30 yrs14.5% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 5/9
30–65 yrs49.8% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 4/9
65–80 yrs12.9% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 4/9
80+ yrs5.5% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 6/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background48.3% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 4/9
foreign nationals25.2% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 2/9
unemployment rate11.7% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 2/9
on benefits (SGB II)8.8% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 2/9
employment rate58.8% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 6/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person48.7% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 6/9
couples with children14.7% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 5/9
single parents5.1% · CGN 4% · Rank 3/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)46.6% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 4/9
parks9.4% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 6/9
forest26.2% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 2/9
water4.6% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 6/9
built-up32.8% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 6/9

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.

CDU24.1% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 6/9
Greens26.1% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 6/9
SPD27.5% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 3/9
AfD4.5% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 4/9
The Left4.1% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 4/9
FDP5% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 8/9
Volt2.3% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 5/9

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

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

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

Family & everyday

Schools3.3 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 3/9
Daycare1.8 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 3/9
Playgrounds5.7 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 7/9
Libraries0.3 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 6/9
Supermarkets3.3 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 5/9
Weekly markets0.4 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 4/9

Health & mobility

Hospitals0.1 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 7/9
Pharmacies1.8 · CGN 2 · Rank 5/9
Transit stops3.3 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 5/9
Recycling points10.8 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 3/9
Drinking fountains0.1 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 6/9
EV charging3.3 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 7/9

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.

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Districts in this borough

Mülheim© Autor/-in unbekannt · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Mülheim43,167

Mülheim is a district on the right bank of the Rhine in Cologne, with historical roots in the Bergisches Land region, and it lends its name to the surrounding city borough. With around 43,000 …

Dellbrück© Nicola · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dellbrück21,842

Dellbrück is a district of Cologne on the right bank of the Rhine and forms part of the Mülheim borough. It is made up of several localities: (Alt-)Dellbrück, Hagedorn, Strunden, Thielenbruch and …

Holweide© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Holweide20,875

Holweide is a district of Cologne situated on the right bank of the Rhine. It belongs to the borough of Mülheim. In the local Kölsch dialect it is known as Hollwigg.

Höhenhaus© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Höhenhaus15,825

Höhenhaus is a district of Cologne situated on the right bank of the Rhine and belongs to the Mülheim borough.

Buchheim© Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Buchheim13,454

Buchheim is a district of Cologne located on the right bank of the Rhine. It belongs to the borough of Mülheim. In the local Kölsch dialect it is known as Bochem.

Dünnwald11,620

Dünnwald is a district in Cologne's Mülheim borough, situated in the far northeast where it borders Bergisch Gladbach and Leverkusen as well as the neighbouring districts of Dellbrück, Höhenhaus and …

Flittard8,086

Flittard is a district in the north of Cologne on the right bank of the Rhine and belongs to the borough of Mülheim. It forms one of the city's northern areas east of the river.

Stammheim© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Stammheim7,994

Stammheim is a district in Cologne's Mülheim borough, situated on the right bank of the Rhine. It is one of the city's neighbourhoods east of the river.

Buchforst© Grkauls · Public domain
Buchforst7,335

Buchforst is a district of Cologne on the right bank of the Rhine and belongs to the borough of Mülheim.

Photo gallery

Mülheimer Brücke mit Schiff
© Schweinepeterle · PD
Rheinpromenade und St. Clemens Kirche
© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
E-Werk – Eventhalle im ehemaligen Umspannwerk, Köln-Mülheim
© G. Friedrich (Duhon) · CC BY 3.0
Stadthalle Mülheim
© Schweinepeterle · Public Domain
Katholische Herz-Jesu-Kirche in Köln-Mülheim
© Andreasdziewior · CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
Barockes Haus Bertoldi (1780er), Buchheimer Straße 29, Köln-Mülheim
© Schweinepeterle (Rolf H.) · Public Domain
Historische Häuserzeile an der Mülheimer Freiheit
© Mabit1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stadtbrunnen in Köln-Mülheim
© SJochum · CC BY-SA 4.0

The other boroughs

Chorweiler© Elke Wetzig ( elya ) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chorweiler
Average age
43 (5.)
Employment
57.9% (8.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
60.5% (1.)
Ehrenfeld© Superbass · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ehrenfeld
Average age
42 (8.)
Employment
60.7% (4.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
30% (7.)
Innenstadt© Thomas Robbin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Innenstadt
Average age
43 (6.)
Employment
64% (1.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
14.7% (9.)
Kalk© Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kalk
Average age
42 (9.)
Employment
56.4% (9.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
51.4% (2.)
Lindenthal© Geolina · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lindenthal
Average age
43 (4.)
Employment
60.9% (3.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
42.2% (5.)
Nippes© Mabit1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nippes
Average age
44 (3.)
Employment
62% (2.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
28.2% (8.)
Porz© Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Porz
Average age
44 (2.)
Employment
59.6% (5.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
48.4% (3.)
Rodenkirchen© Christoph Rückert-->Dstern · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rodenkirchen
Average age
44 (1.)
Employment
58.6% (7.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
41.7% (6.)

Sources: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring, Statistical data catalogue, City of Cologne geoportal and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) (as of 2024)

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