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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Kerpen (German: [ˈkɛʁpm̩] ; Ripuarian: Kerpe) is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. As of 2023, Kerpen has a total population of 67,627.

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Loersfeld Palace
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Palace Loersfeld around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker
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Loersfeld Palace
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Division of the town

The town of Kerpen was created in 1975, when the previously independent municipalities Balkhausen, Blatzheim, Brüggen, Buir, Horrem, Kerpen, Manheim, Mödrath, Sindorf and Türnich were merged.

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Notable people

Education

In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Kerpen is twinned with:[4]

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