Ehrenfeld
Köln-Ehrenfeld
A multicultural district reborn from an old industrial area, with huge street murals, nightclubs and Turkish snack shops clustered together.
Ehrenfeld, in western Cologne, was once a 19th-century industrial zone and is now one of the city’s most vibrant multicultural districts. Giant murals appear all over the streets, particularly around Heliosstraße, Vogelsanger Straße and Körnerstraße. Its landmark is the “Helios Lighthouse,” built in the courtyard of an old factory and never used for navigation. The area has many nightclubs, live music venues, flea markets and Turkish snack shops, with Venloer Straße as its main street. Take tram line 3 or 4, or a train to Köln-Ehrenfeld station.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Belgian Quarter
- Hahnentorburg
- Basilica of St. Gereon
- EL-DE House (NS Documentation Centre)
- Romano-Germanic Museum
- Schildergasse & Hohe Straße
- Kolumba
- Früh am Dom