Kerpen

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. ==Monuments==

• Burg Bergerhausen • Burg Loersfeld • Schloss Türnich ==Notable people==

• 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 • Eko Fresh is an acclaimed hip hop artist ==Education==

In 2008, Gymnasium der Stadt Kerpen was considered the largest school in Germany. ==Twin towns – sister cities==

Kerpen is twinned with: • St. Vith, Belgium (1975) • Oświęcim, Poland (1997) ==References==