Kalk, Cologne
Borough of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Kalk (German: Köln-Kalk [ˈkœln ˈkalk]; Kölsch: Kallek [ˈkâl(ə)k]) is the Eighth borough or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. Kalk was merged into the city of Cologne in 1910, the borough was formed in 1975.
Kalk | |
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Kalker Hauptstraße | |
Location within Cologne
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 Location of Kalk | |
  Kalk Location within Germany  Kalk Location within North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′09″N 7°01′07″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Urban district |
| City | Cologne |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.16 km2 (14.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 120,610 |
| • Density | 3,161/km2 (8,186/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
The borough 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.
Subdivisions
Kalk consists of nine Stadtteile (city parts):
| # | City part | Population (2009) | Area (km2) | Pop. per km2 | map |
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| 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 | |
| 809 | Neubrück | 8,573 | 1,10 | 7,806 | |
| source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German) | |||||
Education
The Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule is located in Kalk.[2]
The Japanische Schule Köln e.V. (ケルン日本語補習授業校 Kerun Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend school, holds its classes in the Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule. It began holding classes there as of 20 August 2009.[3]
Transportation
Kalk is served by numerous railway stations and highways. 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.
