Kerpen

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Kerpen
Town
Bergerhausen Castle
Bergerhausen Castle
Coat of arms of Kerpen
Coat of arms
Location of Kerpen within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Interactive map of Kerpen
Kerpen is located in Germany
Kerpen
Kerpen
Location within Germany
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Kerpen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Kerpen
Kerpen
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
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Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 6°41′46″E / 50.87194°N 6.69611°E / 50.87194; 6.69611
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions9
Government
 • Mayor (2025–30)Thomas Jurczyk[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
113.96 km2 (44.00 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
66,377
 • Density582.46/km2 (1,508.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
50169, 50170, 50171
Dialling codes02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich),
02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf),
02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu)
Vehicle registrationBM
Websitehttps://www.stadt-kerpen.de/
Loersfeld Palace
Palace Loersfeld around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker
Loersfeld Palace

Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpn̩] ; 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 2025, Kerpen has a total population of 66,377.

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.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1965 37,588—    
1970 42,634+2.55%
1975 50,392+3.40%
1980 54,723+1.66%
1985 54,768+0.02%
1990 57,337+0.92%
1995 61,998+1.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 63,135+0.36%
2005 64,348+0.38%
2010 64,602+0.08%
2015 65,477+0.27%
2020 65,802+0.10%
2025 66,377+0.17%
Source: Landesdatabank Nordrhein-Westfalen[3]

Monuments

Notable people

Education

In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

Kerpen is twinned with:[5]

Sindorf station
Horrem station on Winter

Line S19 of the Cologne S-Bahn (Cologne suburban railway) has the stations Buir and Sindorf in Kerpen. Also the Horrem station is located in Kerpen, which is served by S12 and S19 as well as the local train lines RE1 (NRW-Express), RE9 (Rhein-Sieg-Express) and RB38 (Erft Railway). The town is located in the area of the fare association Rheinland-Tarif.

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