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Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpm̩] ; Ripuarian: Kerpe) is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. As of 2023, Kerpen has a total population of 67,627.




Division of the town


The town of Kerpen was created in 1975, when the previously independent municipalities Balkhausen, Blatzheim, Brüggen, Buir, Horrem, Kerpen, Manheim, Mödrath, Sindorf and Türnich were merged.




Monuments


Burg Bergerhausen
Burg Loersfeld
Schloss Türnich




Notable people


Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest and social reformer
Wolfgang von Trips (1928–1961), Formula One motor racing driver
Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007), pioneer of electronic music composition
Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Olympic medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay
Michael Schumacher, 7-time Formula One world champion
Ralf Schumacher, brother of Michael, both have emulated von Trips in achieving success in Formula One
Patrice Bart-Williams is an acclaimed reggae artist




Education


In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.




Twin towns – sister cities



Kerpen is twinned with:

St. Vith, Belgium (1975)
Oświęcim, Poland (1997)




References






External links


Official website (in German)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Erftstadt
• Michael Schumacher
• Sebastian Vettel
• Daftar kota di Jerman
• Debat
• Timo Scheider
• Morton Feldman
• Vitantonio Liuzzi
• Sophie, Adipati Hohenberg
• National Review
• Kerpen
• Kerpen (disambiguation)
• Otto von Kerpen
• Kerpen (surname)
• Kerpen Formation
• Phil Kerpen
• Kerpen Castle (Eifel)
• Kerpen, Rhineland-Palatinate
• Manheim, Pennsylvania
• Rhineland Nature Park