Kerpen is the most populous town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located about 20 kilometers southwest of Cologne. As of 2025, it has a total population of 66,377.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude50.871944 degrees north 1 FAQs
Which kart track near Kerpen is linked to Michael Schumacher?
PlanetF1 reports: "The karting track owned by Michael Schumacher is set for a revamp, and has been saved from being demolished after a new lease was agreed for its survival. The land around the Erftlandring, owned by the seven-time former World Champion near his childhood home in Kerpen, was bought by German energy firm RWE as it looked to mine lignite coal, but protests from environmental groups stopped the mining from happening."
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1. Kerpen (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 66,377 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 50.871944, longitude 6.696111
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 84 m
P2046 (area)
area 113.92 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 66377 (2025)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (German): Kerpen
Wikipedia (German)Source text, founding-year-range-start: 871
Kerpen wurde erstmals im Jahre 871 unter dem Namen „Kerpinna“ urkundlich erwähnt.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 871
Kerpen wurde erstmals im Jahre 871 unter dem Namen „Kerpinna“ urkundlich erwähnt.
Source text, founding-year: 871
Kerpen wurde erstmals im Jahre 871 unter dem Namen „Kerpinna“ urkundlich erwähnt.
View the Source Kerpen (Wikipedia)
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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