Kerpen
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| Kerpen | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 9 |
| Mayor | Marlies Sieburg (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 113.94 km² (44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population | 64,425 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 565 /km² (1,464 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BM |
| Postal codes | 50169, 50170, 50171 |
| Area codes | 02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich), 02273 (Horrem, Sindorf), 02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim) |
Kerpen is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany. It is located about 30 kilometers southwest from Cologne.
[edit] Division of the town
The town of Kerpen was created in 1975, when the previously independent municipalities Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Kerpen, Mödrath, Türnich, Brüggen, Balkhausen, Sindorf and Horrem were merged together.
[edit] Notable Persons
Recently Kerpen has become more famous as being the hometown of the catholic priest and social reformer Adolph Kolping (1813-1865) and the Formula One racing drivers Michael Schumacher (*1969) and his brother Ralf Schumacher (*1975) as well as Wolfgang von Trips (1928-1961). Kerpen Castle is also a birthplace of Otto von Kerpen, the second Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
[edit] Education
In Kerpen there is for example the Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen.
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