Kalk, Cologne
| Kalk |
| — 8th District of Cologne — |
| Kalker Hauptstraße |
| Location of Kalk shown in red |
| Country |
Germany |
| Federal state |
North Rhine-Westphalia |
| City |
Cologne (Köln) |
| Area |
| • Total |
38.2 km2 (14.7 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2009) |
| • Total |
109,045 |
| • Density |
2,852/km2 (7,386.6/sq mi) |
Kalk (German: Köln-Kalk) is the Eighth city district or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. Kalk was merged into the city of Cologne in 1910, the district was formed in 1975.
The district of Kalk borders with Mülheim to the North, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis to the East, the Cologne borough of Porz to the South and Deutz to the West.
History
Subdivisions
Kalk consists of nine Stadtteile (city parts):
| # |
City part |
Population (2009) |
Area (km²) |
Pop. per km² |
map |
| 801 |
Humboldt/Gremberg |
14,835 |
2,82 |
5,258 |
|
| 802 |
Kalk |
21,192 |
2,97 |
7,128 |
| 803 |
Vingst |
11,558 |
1,12 |
10,315 |
| 804 |
Höhenberg |
11,936 |
2,20 |
5,436 |
| 805 |
Ostheim |
10,720 |
3,75 |
2,862 |
| 806 |
Merheim |
9,540 |
3,81 |
2,507 |
| 807 |
Brück |
9,734 |
7,51 |
1,297 |
| 808 |
Rath/Heumar |
10,957 |
13,1 |
837 |
| 909 |
Neubrück |
8,573 |
1,10 |
7,806 |
| source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (German) |
Transportation
Kalk is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train stations include Köln-Trimbornstraße and numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn line 1 and 9. The Bundesautobahn 3 and 4 connect Kalk with the Cologne Beltway.
In popular culture
- German-Turkish rapper Eko Fresh's song: Köln Kalk Ehrenmord (Cologne Kalk Honor killing)
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