Lindenthal (German: Köln-Lindenthal [ˈkœln ˈlɪndn̩ˌtaːl], Kölsch: Lendethal [ˈlendəˌtaːl]) is a borough of the City of Cologne in Germany. It includes the quarters Braunsfeld, Junkersdorf, Klettenberg, Lindenthal, Lövenich, Müngersdorf, Sülz, Weiden and Widdersdorf. It has about 153,000 inhabitants (as of December 2019) and covers an area of 41.8 square kilometers.

Many parts of Lindenthal are dominated by academic and research campuses, primarily linked to the University of Cologne and the German Sport University. The latter has a campus at Sportpark Müngersdorf, next to RheinEnergieStadion and the European College of Sport Science.

The Cologne University Hospital has a vast campus around the Kerpener Straße. Other institutions include the Max Planck Institutes for Biology of Ageing and Plant Breeding Research.

Cologne's Melaten-Friedhof is located on Aachener Straße.

History

During the Cold War, the headquarters of the I Belgian Corps was located in Junkersdorf.

Subdivisions

Lindenthal consists of nine Stadtteile (city quarters, in local dialect Veedel):

#	City part	Population (2019)	Area (km)	Pop. per km	map
301	Klettenberg	10,679	1,80	5,942
302	Sülz	36,432	5,17	7,102
303	Lindenthal	30,685	7,73	3,970
304	Braunsfeld	12,312	1,68	7,342
305	Müngersdorf	8,833	5,10	1,733
306	Junkersdorf	15,263	7,38	2,069
307	Weiden	17,478	3,65	4,782
308	Lövenich	9,205	3,69	2,493
309	Widdersdorf	12,413	5,60	2,217
Source: Kölner Stadtteilinformationen Einwohnerzahlen 2019 (in German)

Transportation

Lindenthal is served by numerous railway stations and highway. Train station include Köln-Lövenich, Köln-Müngersdorf/Technologiepark and Köln-Weiden West, as well as numerous light rail stations of Cologne Stadtbahn lines 1, 7, 9, 13 and 18. Aachener Straße and Luxemburger Straße connect Lindenthal with the Cologne Ring and Cologne Beltway.

Twin towns – sister cities

Lindenthal is "twinned" with the following cities:

• Benfleet, United Kingdom
• Diepenbeek, Belgium
• Igny, France