Discover Deutz
Cologne-Deutz is full of history and stories. As early as 310 AD, the Romans laid the foundation stone for settlement with the Deutz fort. In the following 1,700 years, saints, the Prussians, the worker emperor and many others left their mark here.
Discover Deutz on foot. Check out the most important architectural monuments. Hear exciting stories. Discover Deutz – with the Deutz Trail.
Discover Alt-Deutz. From the station to the bunker
Path through the historic center of Deutz
Route: approx. 1.3 kilometers
Suggested starting point: Ottoplatz
Stations: 14
The route leads from Deutz station to the cradle of social democracy and a cult pub, via Deutzer Freiheit to the most important churches in Deutz. It tells you one of the most famous stories of the district and ends at a relic from the Second World War.
The trail can be started at any point.
Selected stations
Deutzer Bahnhof
In den sozialen Medien wird der Bahnhof schon einmal mit dem Washingtoner Capitol verglichen. Der 1913 eröffnete Bau hat auch seine dunkele Geschichte.
Auf zum Bahnhof
Lommerzheim
Die Kultkneipe: Und das, obwohl man schon einmal auf Bierkästen sitzen musste und besser keine Kölsch-Bestellung aufgab. Vielleicht gerade deswegen.
Auf zum Bahnhof
St. Heribert
Deutz hat einen Dom, zumindest im Volksmund: den Düxer Dom, die katholische Kirche. Sie beherbergt einen bedeutenden Reliquienschrein.
Auf zur Kirche
The stations
- Deutz train station: The Deutz "Capitol"
- Otto and Langen memorial: birthplace of the four-stroke engine
- Birthplace of August Bebel: the cradle of social democracy
- Lommerzheim restaurant: Cologne's most famous pub
- Deutzer Freiheit: center of the district
- Sünner Brewery: The invention of Kölsch
- Schiffbrücke" station: mobility in the 19th century
- Deutz boat bridge: Crossing the Rhine in the 19th century
- First synagogue in Deutz: Jewish diaspora
- St. Heribert Catholic Church: The Düx Cathedral
- St. John's Evangelical Church: Classicism and Neo-Romanesque
- Atelierhaus der Maler Scheiner: Cityscapes of Cologne
- Düxer Bock: The Deutz legend
- High bunker: relic from the Second World War
An initiative of the Deutz Citizens‘ Association
Discover Deutz was launched by the Deutz Citizens‘ Association. The aim is to bring this historically significant and exciting district to life for many people. With text, sound and images. Deutz offers more than just the best view of the cathedral; Deutz is a must for every visitor to Cologne.