Porz

Porz (German pronunciation: [pɔʁts]) is a borough, or Stadtbezirk, of Cologne, Germany. It is situated on the east side of the Rhine river in the south-east of the city. Porz is the largest borough of Cologne by area, with 78.92 km² and has 113,500 inhabitants.

Porz (7)
Borough of Cologne
River view of Porz with district town hall, 2010
Location within Cologne
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Coordinates: 50°53′16″N 7°03′19″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Urban district
City	Cologne
Area
• Total	78.92 km2 (30.47 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	113,415
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Aerial photograph of Porz, looking west across the Rhine

Courtyard a of mid-18th-century Schloss in Wahn

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.

History

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.

Subdivisions

Porz consists of 16 Stadtteile (city parts):

#	City part	Population (2009)	Area (km2)	Pop. per km2	map
701	Poll	11,141	5,17	2,156
702	Westhoven	4,604	4,22	1,092
703	Ensen [de]	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 (in German)

Economy

Organisations based in Porz include The German Aerospace Center, TÜV Rheinland, The European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency, and the Cologne-Bonn airport. Engine manufacturer Deutz AG has its headquarter and a R&D facility in Porz.^[2] The Executive Transport Wing of the German Air Force is based on the military part of the Cologne-Bonn airport and contributes to the local economy by the large number of soldiers stationed there. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Porz has been known for its glass manufacture.

Transport

Main article: Transport in Cologne

For car drivers, Porz can be reached from the Cologne Beltway via Bundesautobahn 59 and Bundesautobahn 559.

Rhine bridges

• Südbrücke
• A 4 Rodenkirchener Autobahnbrücke

Public transport

Porz is served by a number of railway stations. Regional train station include Porz (Rhein), Porz-Wahn, Köln-Steinstraße, and Köln-Airport Business Park. Porz (proper) has two light-rail stations of Stadtbahn line 7: Porz Steinstraße to the north and Porz Markt in the town center.

Twin towns – sister cities

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Porz is "twinned" with the following cities:^[3]

• Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
• Dunstable, United Kingdom
• Hazebrouck, France