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Neustadt/Nord, Köln — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Neustadt/Nord is a Stadtteil of Köln's Innenstadt borough, north-west of the old town, and it holds the city's tallest buildings.
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Where to stay in Neustadt/Nord
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Neustadt/Nord is made up of the Veedel of the Agnesviertel, the Belgisches Viertel, the Stadtgartenviertel, the Grüngürtel and the MediaPark. Köln-West is its only main-line station. The MediaPark, built on the old Gereon freight yard, holds a multiplex cinema, a hotel and two long blocks of flats among its offices. Green space comes from the Stadtgarten, laid out in 1828, and from Fort X, part of the old inner ring of forts, now laid out as gardens.
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Agnesviertel
At the north end the Neusser Straße, once part of the Roman city's northern road, starts at the Ebertplatz, with St. Agnes, Köln's second-largest church, on it.Find hotels in Agnesviertelbusiness trips to the MediaPark officesMediaPark
About 250 firms with some five thousand jobs settled in the MediaPark, where the Kölnturm stands.Find hotels in MediaParkHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Köln
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Museums & Galleries
3- Romano-Germanic Museum
- Fragrance Museum
- NS Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne
Churches & Religious Sites
8- St. Gereon's Basilica Heritage
- St. Kolumba, Cologne Heritage
- St. Agnes Heritage
- St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Heritage
- Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cologne Heritage
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- St. Maria in der Kupfergasse Heritage
- Christuskirche (Köln) Heritage
- Neu St. Alban Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium Heritage
Nature & Outdoors
1- Skulpturenpark Köln
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Messeturm Köln Heritage
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About Neustadt/Nord
What are the main landmarks in Neustadt/Nord?
In Neustadt/Nord, St. Agnes, Köln's second-largest church, stands on the Neusser Straße, which starts at the Ebertplatz. Jean Nouvel designed the Kölnturm in the MediaPark, at 148 metres the city's tallest high-rise, while the 266-metre Colonius television tower is its tallest building. At the end of the Theodor-Heuss-Ring, the Bastei juts out over the Rhine bank.
The Skulpturenpark Köln links the quarter to the Rhine. Michael and Eleonore Stoffel founded it in 1997.
What is the history of Neustadt/Nord?
Neustadt/Nord was a Gründerzeit quarter, heavily destroyed in the Second World War, and its streets mix many styles. Its Neusser Straße was once part of the Roman city's northern road. Between 1907 and 1911 the neo-Baroque Higher Regional Court went up on the Reichenspergerplatz, and in 1925 the Hansahochhaus was built as Europe's tallest high-rise.
After the war Neu St. Alban rose in the Stadtgarten in 1958 from rubble bricks. Gottfried Böhm designed St. Gertrud in 1965.
Where is Neustadt/Nord?
Neustadt/Nord runs from the Ringe out to the Innere Kanalstraße, which divides it from Ehrenfeld, Nippes and Riehl. The Aachener Straße divides it from Neustadt/Süd.
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What is the best area to stay in Neustadt/Nord?
Agnesviertel: visitors who want the old north road and St. Agnes on the doorstep. MediaPark: business trips to the MediaPark offices.
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Updated October 2026