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District

Merheim

Part of borough Kalk

Merheim is a district in the east of Cologne, located on the right bank of the Rhine and belonging to the borough of Kalk. In the local Kölsch dialect it is known as "Merrem".

Source: Wikipedia

Merheim
© Elisabeth van Langen · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Inhabitants
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Area
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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

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

Age structure

0–17 yrs19.3% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 19/86
18–30 yrs14.4% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 41/86
30–65 yrs49.8% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 28/86
65–80 yrs11.1% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 65/86
80+ yrs5.4% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 53/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background52.8% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 25/86
foreign nationals19.6% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 43/86
unemployment rate7.6% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 47/86
on benefits (SGB II)5.2% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 41/86
employment rate61.2% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 27/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person39.3% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 66/86
couples with children20% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 12/86
single parents5% · CGN 4% · Rank 29/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)30.9% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 49/86
parks7.4% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 50/86
forest13.5% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 32/86
water0.2% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 54/86
built-up41.2% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 35/86

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.

CDU29.3% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 43/86
Greens20.3% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 53/86
SPD26.9% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 38/86
AfD6.2% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 23/86
The Left2.6% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 48/86
FDP6% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 36/86
Volt1.9% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 33/86

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

Schools0.9 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 82/82
Daycare3.5 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 7/70
Playgrounds8.8 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 25/85
Supermarkets3.5 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 31/86
Weekly markets0 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 35/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals2.7 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 1/86
Pharmacies2.7 · CGN 2 · Rank 13/86
Transit stops3.5 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 34/52
Recycling points3.5 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 78/86
Drinking fountains0 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 17/86
EV charging3.5 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 40/86

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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Daycare centres
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Playgrounds
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Transit stops
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Listed monuments
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Natural monuments
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Cemeteries
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Hospitals
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Pharmacies
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Supermarkets
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Recycling points
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EV charging

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.)
Höhenberg© Rolf H. · Public domain
Höhenberg
Average age
42 (4.)
Employment
56.2% (5.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
39.2% (4.)
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.)
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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