Lindweiler (Cologne)

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Coat of arms of Cologne
Lindweiler
district 605 of Cologne
Location of the Lindweiler district in the Cologne-Chorweiler district
Coordinates 51 ° 0 '12 "  N , 6 ° 53' 20"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 0 '12 "  N , 6 ° 53' 20"  E
surface 1.157 km²
Residents 3442 (December 31, 2017)
Population density 2975 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation Apr 1, 1888
Post Code 50767
prefix 0221
Borough Chorweiler (6)
Transport links
Bus routes 121 123 125 127
Source: 2017 residents . (PDF) Cologne district information
Catholic Church Sorrowful Mother Mary
Autobahn 1

Lindweiler is a district in the left bank of the Rhine north of Cologne within the city ​​district 6 (Chorweiler) .

location

Lindweiler is bounded in the east by the Cologne-Neuss-Krefeld railway line. In the south, runs A1 and the motorway junction Köln-Nord. The A 57 and the Cologne-Pesch district run west of Lindweiler and the motorway feeder from Chorweiler to the federal motorway 57 runs north.

history

The history of Lindweiler goes back to the Lindweiler Hof, first mentioned in 1276, of which a half-timbered and a brick building are still preserved today. On April 1, 1888, Lindweiler was incorporated into Cologne together with the Longerich mayor, who was responsible up until then . In 1945, emergency shelters were built in the district, none of which have survived today.

The area of ​​Lindweiler is 1.16 km² and cannot increase.

The existing, buildable area is occupied, building plots suitable for building are as good as nonexistent. In 1980 there were 4,473 residents in Lindweiler, 4,043 in 1990 and 3,946 in 1995 in the city district. The population density was 3,401 inhabitants per km² in 1995; these lived in 1,555 households. The center in Lindweiler is the Marienberger Hof. Here you will find a bakery and a grocery store, a bar, a kiosk, a hairdresser and the "Haus Lindweiler" restaurant with bowling alley. Businesses have settled on Soldiner Strasse and Pescher Weg. There has been a general practitioner and a dentist in Lindweiler since the mid-1970s.

Demographic statistics

Structure of the population of Cologne-Lindweiler:

  • Share of under 18s: 19.0% (2015)
  • Proportion of over 64-year-olds: 24.1% (2015)
  • Proportion of foreigners: 16.0% (2015)
  • Unemployment rate: 15.2% (2014)

Population development

In 1990 Lindweiler had 4,043 inhabitants. Since then, the number of inhabitants has decreased until today. In 1995 the population decreased by 97 to 3,946 people. In 2009 the number was 3,487 and in 2017 it was 3,442 inhabitants.

Infrastructure

Lindweiler has a community elementary school and a special needs school. In the 2016/2017 school year, the primary school had 115 students.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inhabitants according to selected age groups - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  2. ↑ Inhabitants according to selected age groups - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  3. ↑ Inhabitants by type of migration background - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  4. ↑ Employed and unemployed part of the city - data source: City of Cologne - offenedaten-koeln.de
  5. ↑ Cologne District Information 2016. Office for Urban Development and Statistics, accessed on July 1, 2018 .

literature

  • Christian Schuh: Cologne's 85 districts history, dates, facts, names. Emons, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-89705-278-4

Web links

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