Kerpen
Town
Bergerhausen Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Kerpen within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district
Kerpen Show map of Germany Kerpen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°52′19″N 6°41′46″E / 50.87194°N 6.69611°E / 50.87194; 6.69611
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Erft-Kreis
Subdivisions	9
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Dieter Spürck[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	113.94 km2 (43.99 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	67,627
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	50169, 50170, 50171
Dialling codes	02237 (Balkhausen, Brüggen, Kerpen, Türnich), 02273 (Horrem, Neu-Bottenbroich, Sindorf), 02275 (Blatzheim, Buir, Manheim, Manheim-neu)
Vehicle registration	BM

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.

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.

• Burg Bergerhausen
• Burg Loersfeld
• Schloss Türnich

• Adolph Kolping (1813–1865), Catholic priest and social reformer
• Wolfgang von Trips (1928–1961), Formula One motor racing driver
• Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007), pioneer of electronic music composition
• Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Olympic medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay
• Michael Schumacher, 7-time Formula One world champion
• Ralf Schumacher, brother of Michael, both have emulated von Trips in achieving success in Formula One
• Patrice Bart-Williams is an acclaimed reggae artist

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

Kerpen is twinned with:^[4]

• St. Vith, Belgium (1975)
• Oświęcim, Poland (1997)

• Official website (in German)