Innenstadt, Cologne


Innenstadt is the central city district of the City of Cologne in Germany.
The district was established with the last communal land reform in 1975, and comprises Cologne's historic old town, the Gründerzeit era new town plus the right-Rhenish district of Deutz. Innenstadt has about 127,000 inhabitants and covers an area of 16.4 square kilometres.

Subdivisions

Innenstadt is made up of five Stadtteile :

Landmarks

Among the landmarks in Innenstadt are Cologne Cathedral, the twelve romanesque churches of Cologne and the 14th century Cologne City Hall. Several high rise structures were built over the last years as landmarks for Veedel within the district, most notably KölnTurm at MediaPark and the three Kranhaus buildings at Rheinauhafen.

Transportation

As the business center of Cologne, the Innenstadt is well served by numerous railway stations and highway. The largest train station is Köln Hauptbahnhof, other stations include Köln Messe/Deutz, Köln Hansaring, Köln West and Köln Süd station, as well as a dense net of Cologne Stadtbahn tram and U-Bahn stations. The Cologne Ring is a city boulevard, encircling the old town of Cologne. It is part of Bundesstraße 55 and picks up several principal arterial roads, which lead into adjacent city districts.

Rhine bridges