| Porz | |||
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| — 7th District of Cologne — | |||
| river view of Porz with district town hall | |||
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| Location of Porz shown in red | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| Federal state | North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| City | Cologne | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (December 2008) | |||
| • Total | 106,520 | ||
| • Density | 1,352/km2 (3,501.7/sq mi) | ||
Porz (German: Köln-Porz) is a city district or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. It is situated on the right side of the Rhine in the south-east of the city. Porz is the largest borough of Cologne by area at 78,87 km² and has 107,500 inhabitants.
Porz borders with the Cologne boroughs of Kalk and Innenstadt to the North, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis to the East and South, and the Rhine to the West. On the other riverbank lies the Cologne borough of Rodenkirchen.
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In 1951 the former independent town of Porz was awarded the town privileges (Stadtrechte). In the course of the local government reform in the 1970s in North Rhine-Westphalia, Porz was incorporated with Cologne.
Porz consists of 16 Stadtteile (city parts):
| # | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km²) | Pop. per km² | map |
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| 701 | Poll | 11,141 | 5,17 | 2,156 | |
| 702 | Westhoven | 4,604 | 4,22 | 1,092 | |
| 703 | Ensen | 6,860 | 1,62 | 4,233 | |
| 704 | Gremberghoven | 2,842 | 5,83 | 487 | |
| 705 | Eil | 8,813 | 16,2 | 543 | |
| 706 | Porz | 13,785 | 3,12 | 4,420 | |
| 707 | Urbach | 11,970 | 2,29 | 5,220 | |
| 708 | Elsdorf | 1,480 | 1,77 | 838 | |
| 709 | Grengel | 5,202 | 10,7 | 487 | |
| 710 | Wahnheide | 7,638 | 2,88 | 2,655 | |
| 711 | Wahn | 6,076 | 2,26 | 2,684 | |
| 712 | Lind | 3,378 | 2,25 | 1,503 | |
| 713 | Libur | 1,106 | 6,38 | 173 | |
| 714 | Zündorf | 12,060 | 8,12 | 1,485 | |
| 715 | Langel | 3,201 | 5,33 | 601 | |
| 716 | Finkenberg | 6,377 | 0,64 | 9,998 | |
| source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (German) | |||||
Organisations based in Porz include: The German Aerospace Center, TÜV Rheinland, The European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency and part of Cologne-Bonn airport. Engine manufacturer Deutz AG has an R&D facility in Porz. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Porz has also been known for its glass manufacture.
Porz is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include Porz (Rhein), Porz-Wahn, Köln-Steinstraße and Köln-Airport Business Park, as well as numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn line 7. The Bundesautobahn 59 and 559 connect Porz with the Cologne Beltway.
Porz is "twinned" with the following cities:[1]
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