Rodenkirchen
Rodenkirchen is a southern borough of Cologne in Germany. It has about 110,000 inhabitants and covers an area of. The borough includes the quarters Bayenthal, Godorf, Hahnwald, Immendorf, Marienburg, Meschenich, Raderberg, Raderthal, Rodenkirchen, Sürth, Rondorf, Weiß and Zollstock.
The 1000-year-old quarter Rodenkirchen, situated close to the Rhine, today represents the center of the borough. It has more than 16,000 inhabitants.
Subdivisions
Rodenkirchen is made up of 13 Stadtteile :Points of interest
- Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge
- Maternus-Shrine
- Villa Malta
- Alt St. Maternus
- Forstbotanischer Garten Köln, an arboretum and woodland botanical garden
St. Maternus
St. Maternus was built as a gothic church with only a few ornamentations. It has a tympanum with St. Maternus standing between two angels in front of a panorama of Cologne. Inside the church there is a madonna from Alt St. Maternus, the former St. Maternus from 1470.
Restaurant-ship "Alte Liebe"
The ship named "Alte Liebe" is a landmark well-known beyond the town of Rodenkirchen. Originally constructed in 1947, it burned down and was restored three times. Today it is used as a restaurant and for events such as weddings.Transport
Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer connects Rodenkirchen with the Cologne Ring, Bundesautobahn 555 connects Rodenkirchen with the Cologne Beltway.Rhine bridges
- Südbrücke
- Rodenkirchener Autobahnbrücke
Public transport