Porz () 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, at 78.92 km2 and has 113,500 inhabitants.
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 (). 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 partPopulation (2009)Area (km2)Pop. per km2map 701 Poll 11,141 5.17 2,156 702 Westhoven 4,604 4.22 1,092 703 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
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. 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
For car drivers, Porz can be reached from the Cologne Beltway via Bundesautobahn 59 and Bundesautobahn 559.
Rhine bridges Südbrücke 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
Porz is "twinned" with the following cities:
Brive-la-Gaillarde, France Dunstable, United Kingdom Hazebrouck, France
References
External links
Official webpage of the district