Rodenkirchen, Cologne

Name: Rodenkirchen
Address: Cologne, Germany

#237 among attractions in Cologne

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Rodenkirchen is a southern borough of Cologne in Germany. It has about 110,000 inhabitants and covers an area of 54.55 square kilometres. The borough includes the quarters Bayenthal, Godorf, Hahnwald, Immendorf, Marienburg, Meschenich, Raderberg, Raderthal, Rodenkirchen, Sürth, Rondorf, Weiß and Zollstock. ()

Local name: Köln-Rodenkirchen Area: 21.08 mi²Coordinates: 50°53'34"N, 6°59'40"E

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Nearby attractions include: Freies Werkstatt Theater, Südbrücke, Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge, Forstbotanischer Garten Köln.

2.4 miNW
Theater
Freies Werkstatt Theater, Cologne
61 min walk • Freies Werkstatt-Theater is a theatre in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is managed as a public utility and sponsored by the City of Cologne and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
1.9 miNW
Bridge
Südbrücke, Cologne
49 min walk • The South Bridge is a bridge over the Rhine on the Cologne freight bypass railway in Cologne in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. On the west side of the Rhine, it forms the border between the districts of Neustadt-Süd and Köln-Bayenthal. On the east bank of the Rhine it forms the border between Köln-Deutz and Köln-Poll.
0.5 miN
Bridge
Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge, Cologne
13 min walk • The Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge is a steel suspension bridge over the Rhine located in Cologne, Germany. Completed in 1954, it has a main span of 378 metres. It was named after the Cologne district of Rodenkirchen.
0.8 miSW
Forested botanical gardens with arboretum
Forstbotanischer Garten Köln, Cologne
21 min walk • The Forstbotanischer Garten Köln is an arboretum and woodland botanical garden located at Schillingsrotterstraße 100, Rodenkirchen, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It forms part of the city's outer green belt and is open daily without charge.
2.6 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Restaurant
Basilica of St. Severin, Cologne
67 min walk • The Basilica of St. Severin is an early Romanesque basilica church located in the Südstadt of Cologne. The former collegiate church is dedicated to St. Severin of Cologne. It is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne. St. Severin was established in the late 4th century as a memorial chapel and extended several times.
2 miNW
50°54'56"N • 6°57'51"E
K11 Boulderhalle, Cologne
53 min walk • Climbing
2.4 miNW
Museum
Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum, Cologne
62 min walk • The Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum is a museum of ethnography in Cologne, Germany. It was reopened in 2010. The museum arose from a collection of over 3500 items belonging to ethnographer Wilhelm Joest.
2.5 miN
Cemetery
Jüdischer Friedhof Deutz, Cologne
64 min walk • Jüdischer Friedhof Deutz is a cemetery in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1695, it is the oldest Jewish cemetery in the district of Cologne. Last burial took place during the Second World War in 1941.
2.2 miN
Cemetery
Deutzer Friedhof, Cologne
58 min walk • Deutzer Friedhof is a cemetery in Cologne, Germany. The famous chemist Kurt Alder is buried here. He is known for his work on the Diels–Alder reaction and synthesizing the biological insecticide Aldrin.
2.1 miNW
Cemetery
Judenbüchel, Cologne
53 min walk • Judenbüchel is a Jewish cemetery in Cologne, Germany.
2.4 miW
Cemetery
Südfriedhof, Cologne
63 min walk • Südfriedhof is the German name for the South Cemetery in Cologne, Germany. With an area of over 61 hectares, it is the largest cemetery in Cologne. Südfriedhof also has sections for 2,596 Commonwealth war graves from prisoners of war mainly from the First World War. There are also over 1,900 Italian prisoners of war buried here.

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Which popular attractions are close to Rodenkirchen?

Nearby attractions include Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge, Cologne (13 min walk), Kölner Festungsmuseum, Cologne (17 min walk), Forstbotanischer Garten Köln, Cologne (21 min walk).

How to get to Rodenkirchen by public transport?

The nearest stations to Rodenkirchen:

Bus

Maternusplatz • Lines: 131, 134, 135 (2 min walk)
Rodenkirchen Bahnhof • Lines: 131 (6 min walk)

Tram

Rodenkirchen Bahnhof • Lines: 16, 17 (7 min walk)
Heinrich-Lübke-Ufer • Lines: 16, 17 (17 min walk)