Sülz (; ) is a municipal part of
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
,
Germany
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and part of the district of
Lindenthal. Sülz lies on Luxemburger Straße between Lindenthal and Klettenberg. Sülz has 35.475 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2008) and covers an area of 5,17 km
2 (pop. density 6.862 inhabitants/km
2).
The name ''Sülz'' goes back to ''Sulpece'', first mentioned in 1145 as a possession of the
Church of St. Pantaleon. The 12th century Weißhaus ''(white house)'' is a
water castle
A water castle, sometimes water-castle, is a castle which incorporates a natural or artificial body of water into its defences.Forde-Johnston (1979), p. 163. It can be entirely surrounded by water-filled moats (moated castle) or natural waterbo ...
and the oldest building in Sülz. The district is served by
Cologne Stadtbahn lines 9 along its North-West, 18 in its South-East and 13 crossing them in the South of Sülz. It hosts some of the eastmost premises of the
University
A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
, just at and outside the edge of main campus.
Education
''Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Manderscheider Platz'' is located in Sülz. In the same street, few blocks closer to the center, there is the ''katholische Grundschule Berrenrather Straße'' and three blocks West of it the ''Grundschule St. Boromäus.''
The ''Japanische Schule Köln e.V.'' (ケルン日本語補習授業校 ''Kerun Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a
Japanese weekend school, previously held its classes at the GGS Manderscheider Platz.
[欧州の補習授業校一覧]
. MEXT
The , also known as MEXT, is one of the eleven ministries of Japan that compose part of the executive branch of the government of Japan.
History
The Meiji period, Meiji government created the first Ministry of Education in 1871. In January 2001 ...
, January 2, 2003. Retrieved on April 6, 2015. "Japanische Schule Koln e.V.
in der Gemeinschaftsgrundschule Manderscheider Platz Berrenrather Strase 352, 50937 Koln Germany" It began holding classes in
Kalk as of 20 August 2009.
[Geschichte]
." ''Japanische Schule Köln''. Retrieved on February 14, 2015. "Wir sind umgezogen. Ab 20.08.2009 findet der Unterricht in der Kaiserin-Theophanu-Schule, Kantstr. 3 in 51103 Köln-Kalk statt.
.
Some parts of the
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...
are located in Sülz.
References
External links
official site
Boroughs and quarters of Cologne
Lindenthal, Cologne
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