Kerpen
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{{Infobox German location
|type = Stadt
|name = Kerpen
|image_coa = DEU Kerpen COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|50|52|19|N|6|41|46|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Kerpen in BM.svg
|image_photo = Burg Bergerhausen Nordostseite.jpg
|image_caption = Bergerhausen Castle
|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region = Köln
|district = Rhein-Erft-Kreis
|elevation = 95
|area = 113.96
|postal_code = 50169, 50170, 50171
|area_code = 02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich),
02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf),
02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu)
|licence = BM
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 3 62 032
|divisions = 9
|mayor = Dieter Spürck[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–25
|party = CDU
}}
File:Kerpen Schloss Loersfeld Wasserburg 02.jpg
File:Kerpen Schloss Loersfeld Vorburg.jpg
Kerpen ({{IPA|de|ˈkɛʁpm̩|lang|De-Kerpen.ogg}}; Ripuarian: Kerpe) is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. As of 2023, Kerpen has a total population of 67,627.
Division of the town
The town of Kerpen was created in 1975, when the previously independent municipalities Balkhausen, Blatzheim, Brüggen, Buir, Horrem, Kerpen, Manheim, Mödrath, Sindorf and Türnich were merged.
Monuments
- Burg Bergerhausen
- Burg Loersfeld
- Schloss Türnich
Notable people
- Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest and social reformer
- Wolfgang von Trips (1928–1961), Formula One motor racing driver
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007), pioneer of electronic music composition
- Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Olympic medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay
- Michael Schumacher, 7-time Formula One world champion
- Ralf Schumacher, brother of Michael, both have emulated von Trips in achieving success in Formula One
- Patrice Bart-Williams is an acclaimed reggae artist
Education
In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksta.de/die-wohl-groesste-schule-in-deutschland-13367178|title=Die wohl größte Schule in Deutschland|website=ksta.de|language=de|access-date=19 October 2019}}
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Kerpen is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Kerpens Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://www.stadt-kerpen.de/index.phtml?sNavID=166.7&sNavID=1708.38|website=stadt-kerpen.de|publisher=Kerpen|language=de|access-date=2021-02-16}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
{{Commons category|Kerpen}}
{{Cities and towns in Rhein-Erft-Kreis (district)}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
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