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District

Höhenberg

Part of borough Kalk

Höhenberg sits in the eastern, right-bank part of Cologne and belongs to the Kalk district. For centuries the name merely denoted a slight rise in the terrain, where the historic border between Kurköln and the Duchy of Berg once ran; only the industrialisation of the neighbouring towns of Kalk and Mülheim opened up the area, which became an independent quarter in 1927 after the GAG built the Germania housing estate. Although many apartment blocks went up after the Second World War and the population nearly doubled between 1950 and 1980, more than half of Höhenberg still consists of green space. Long shaped by factory closures in the surrounding industrial zones, the quarter is supported by civic initiatives such as the HöVi-Land network.

Source: Wikipedia

Höhenberg
© Rolf H. · Public domain
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Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716
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Households

Each bar shows the share relative to the highest value among 86 districts; the line marks the Cologne average.

Compare with borough & neighbouring districts

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Age structure

0–17 yrs15.3% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 67/86
18–30 yrs19.1% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 11/86
30–65 yrs49.7% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 29/86
65–80 yrs11.8% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 60/86
80+ yrs4.1% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 73/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background64.1% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 12/86
foreign nationals39.1% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 6/86
unemployment rate15.7% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 6/86
on benefits (SGB II)12.2% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 7/86
employment rate56.2% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 71/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person57.3% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 11/86
couples with children11.4% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 75/86
single parents4.8% · CGN 4% · Rank 36/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)39.2% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 39/86
parks27.8% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 3/86
forest10.4% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 43/86
water0% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 60/86
built-up30.9% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 61/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Political leaning

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

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CDU17.3% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 76/86
Greens23.3% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 43/86
SPD31.9% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 4/86
AfD6.1% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 25/86
The Left5.6% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 6/86
FDP4.1% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 81/86
Volt2.1% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 27/86

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

Schools3.2 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 36/82
Daycare3.2 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 11/70
Playgrounds10.4 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 15/85
Supermarkets2.4 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 60/86
Weekly markets0 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 35/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals0 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 21/86
Pharmacies0.8 · CGN 2 · Rank 67/86
Transit stops3.2 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 40/52
Recycling points14.5 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 12/86
Drinking fountains0 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 17/86
EV charging3.2 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 45/86

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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Neighbouring districts

Brück© DFortuna · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brück
Average age
46 (1.)
Employment
59.6% (3.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
65.7% (2.)
Humboldt/Gremberg© A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0
Humboldt/Gremberg
Average age
41 (6.)
Employment
58.6% (4.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
35.8% (5.)
Kalk© Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kalk
Average age
40 (9.)
Employment
54.6% (6.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
6.9% (9.)
Merheim© Elisabeth van Langen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Merheim
Average age
41 (5.)
Employment
61.2% (2.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
30.9% (6.)
Neubrück© Rolf H. (Rolf Heinrich, Köln) · CC BY 3.0
Neubrück
Average age
42 (3.)
Employment
52.5% (8.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
25% (7.)
Ostheim© Eckhard Henkel · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Ostheim
Average age
40 (8.)
Employment
50.7% (9.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
47.6% (3.)
Rath/Heumar© Chris06 · Public domain
Rath/Heumar
Average age
45 (2.)
Employment
63.3% (1.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
70.1% (1.)
Vingst© Eckhard Henkel · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Vingst
Average age
41 (7.)
Employment
53.6% (7.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
18.8% (8.)

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

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