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District

Altstadt/Süd

Part of borough Innenstadt

Altstadt-Süd makes up the southern part of Cologne's historic city centre and belongs to the Innenstadt district. Until 1881 the area was enclosed by the medieval city wall, of which the Hahnentor, the Ulrepforte, the Severinstorburg, the Bayenturm and a roughly 100-metre stretch with two watchtowers along the Sachsenring still survive. Since the dense layout left little room for industry, the only major factory here was the long-demolished Stollwerck chocolate and vending-machine works in the Severins quarter. The area is divided into many neighbourhoods (Veedel), several of which were cut apart in the 1960s by the still-controversial Nord-Süd-Fahrt thoroughfare.

Source: Wikipedia

Altstadt/Süd
© Schweinepeterle (Schweinepeterle) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716
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Each bar shows the share relative to the highest value among 86 districts; the line marks the Cologne average.

Compare with borough & neighbouring districts

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

Age structure

0–17 yrs7.9% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 85/86
18–30 yrs23.5% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 3/86
30–65 yrs52.6% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 10/86
65–80 yrs10.8% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 73/86
80+ yrs5.1% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 61/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background35.7% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 61/86
foreign nationals21% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 37/86
unemployment rate7.8% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 43/86
on benefits (SGB II)4.6% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 52/86
employment rate64.7% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 3/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person70.4% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 2/86
couples with children5.8% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 85/86
single parents1.7% · CGN 4% · Rank 85/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)4.5% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 85/86
parks4.5% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 70/86
forest0% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 84/86
water8.7% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 22/86
built-up55.5% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 16/86

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.

CDU16.9% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 79/86
Greens39.2% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 8/86
SPD20.2% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 71/86
AfD2.3% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 73/86
The Left5.1% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 15/86
FDP7.4% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 16/86
Volt3.3% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 4/86

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

Schools5.5 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 8/82
Daycare1.5 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 44/70
Playgrounds6.2 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 44/85
Libraries0.7 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 18/30
Supermarkets5.1 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 8/86
Weekly markets1.5 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 2/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals0.7 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 12/86
Pharmacies1.5 · CGN 2 · Rank 49/86
Transit stops9.9 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 3/52
Recycling points11 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 31/86
Drinking fountains0 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 17/86
EV charging7.3 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 15/86

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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Quarters in this district

Informal neighbourhoods locals know by name.

Greek Market Quarter

Neighbouring districts

Altstadt/Nord© Thomas Robbin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Altstadt/Nord
Average age
44 (1.)
Employment
63.4% (5.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
3.3% (5.)
Deutz© Gordito1869 · CC BY 3.0
Deutz
Average age
43 (4.)
Employment
65% (1.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
17% (2.)
Neustadt/Nord© Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Neustadt/Nord
Average age
43 (3.)
Employment
63.7% (4.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
24.4% (1.)
Neustadt/Süd© Lucassyler · Copyrighted free use
Neustadt/Süd
Average age
42 (5.)
Employment
63.8% (3.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
16.9% (3.)

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

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