Porz

Porz (7)
River view of Porz with district town hall
River view of Porz with district town hall
Location within Cologne
Porz (7) is located in Germany
Porz (7)
Porz (7)
Porz (7) is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Porz (7)
Porz (7)
Coordinates: 50°53′16″N 7°03′19″E / 50.88778°N 7.05528°E / 50.88778; 7.05528
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictUrban district
CityCologne
Area
 • Total
78.92 km2 (30.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total
113,415
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Aerial photograph of Porz, looking west across the Rhine
Courtyard of mid-18th-century Schloss Wahn

Porz (German: Köln-Porz) is a borough or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. It is situated on the east side of the Rhine 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.

  1. ^ "Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020" (PDF). Stadt Köln. Retrieved 27 September 2021.