Country Germany City Cologne Population 106,520 (Dec 2008) | Federal state North Rhine-Westphalia Area 78.8 km² Local time Friday 10:33 PM | |
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Porz (German: Köln-Porz) is a city district or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. It is situated on the right side of the Rhine in the south-east of the city. Porz is the largest borough of Cologne by area at 78,87 km² and has 107,500 inhabitants.
Contents
- Map of Porz Cologne Germany
- History
- Subdivisions
- Economy
- Transport
- Rhine bridges
- Public transport
- Twin towns sister cities
- References
Map of Porz, Cologne, Germany
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):
Economy
Organisations based in Porz include: The German Aerospace Center, TÜV Rheinland, The European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency and part of Cologne-Bonn airport. Engine manufacturer Deutz AG has an R&D facility in Porz. The Luftwaffenkaserne Wahn also belongs to Porz and contributes to the local economy by the large number soldiers stationed there. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Porz has been known for its glass manufacture.
Transport
For car drivers, Porz can be reached from the Cologne Beltway via Bundesautobahn 59 and Bundesautobahn 559.
Rhine bridges
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. One is at Porz Steinstraße, the other in the town center at Porz Markt:
Twin towns – sister cities
Porz is "twinned" with the following cities: