Kalk, Cologne

This article is about the district of Cologne. For other uses, see Kalk.

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
Borough of Cologne
Kalker Hauptstraße
Location within Cologne
Location of Kalk
Kalk Show map of Germany Kalk Show map of 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)

district town hall

Vingst Veedel

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
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

Main article: Transport in Cologne

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.