Kerpen
Kerpen | |
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Bergerhausen Castle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kerpen
within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district | |
Location of Kerpen | |
Kerpen Kerpen | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 6°41′46″E / 50.87194°N 6.69611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–30) | Thomas Jurczyk (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.96 km2 (44.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 67,627 |
| • Density | 593.43/km2 (1,537.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50169, 50170, 50171 |
| Dialling codes | 02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich), 02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf), 02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu) |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | https://www.stadt-kerpen.de/ |
Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpn̩] ⓘ; 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.