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District

Ostheim

Part of borough Kalk

Ostheim is an eastern district of Cologne, located in the right-bank borough of Kalk. Once a small farming village belonging to the parish of Merheim, it grew during industrialization into a residential area for workers at the factories in Kalk and Mülheim, and it became an independent district when the mayoralty of Merheim was incorporated into Cologne on 1 April 1914. After the Second World War, housing shortages and expanding industry led to several new housing estates, more than tripling the population between 1950 and 1980. The high-rise area built along Gernsheimer Straße in the 1970s became a social trouble spot, which authorities and private initiatives are working to improve through various measures.

Source: Wikipedia

Ostheim
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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 yrs22.1% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 7/86
18–30 yrs15.3% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 26/86
30–65 yrs47.3% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 63/86
65–80 yrs11.2% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 63/86
80+ yrs4.1% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 73/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background68.2% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 8/86
foreign nationals33.3% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 12/86
unemployment rate15.6% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 7/86
on benefits (SGB II)13.1% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 4/86
employment rate50.7% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 82/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person41.3% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 57/86
couples with children19.1% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 16/86
single parents7.3% · CGN 4% · Rank 4/86

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)47.6% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 27/86
parks18% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 17/86
forest25.6% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 11/86
water0.6% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 44/86
built-up34.7% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 52/86

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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CDU25.2% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 56/86
Greens20.1% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 54/86
SPD29% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 16/86
AfD7.2% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 15/86
The Left3.9% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 26/86
FDP5.8% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 47/86
Volt1.3% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 56/86

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

Schools2.8 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 50/82
Playgrounds5.6 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 53/85
Supermarkets4.2 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 19/86
Weekly markets0 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 35/86

Health & mobility

Hospitals0 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 21/86
Pharmacies2.1 · CGN 2 · Rank 29/86
Transit stops2.8 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 43/52
Recycling points10.4 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 34/86
Drinking fountains0 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 17/86
EV charging1.4 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 68/86

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.)
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.)
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.)
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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