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Location of the town of Kerpen within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 9 |
| Mayor | Marlies Sieburg (SPD) |
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| Area | 113.94 km2 (43.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population | 64,602 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 567 /km2 (1,468 /sq mi) |
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| 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.
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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.
Recently Kerpen has become more famous as being the hometown of the catholic priest and social reformer Adolph Kolping and the Formula One racing drivers Michael Schumacher and his brother Ralf Schumacher as well as Wolfgang von Trips and reggae artist Patrice Bart-Williams.
Kerpen Castle is also a birthplace of Otto von Kerpen, the second Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
In Kerpen there is for example the Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen.
The town has been twinned since 1993 with Oświęcim in Poland, more commonly known by its German name "Auschwitz", site of the largest of the Nazi concentration camps. Kerpen is also twinned with St. Vith in Belgium.
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