Belgian Quarter (Cologne)

The Belgian district is an inner city district of Cologne in the southern Neustadt- Nord. His name is derived from street names that refer to Belgian provinces or cities. Specifically, these are the cities of Antwerp, Ghent, Brussels and Liège and the provinces of Brabant, Limburg and the Flemish Region. In addition, the Maastricht and Utrecht street refer to Dutch cities.

Within the city district Neustadt-Nord district of the Hohenzollern ring, Aachener Strasse, Venloerstraße and to the west is limited by the inner green belt. The northeast corner is the frieze course.

Center of the Belgian Quarter is the Brussels court. It is characterized by the neo-Romanesque church of St. Michael. The Belgian Quarter because of its trendy neighborhood with a wide range of gastronomy. In the July 2010 edition of the Veedel was chosen by the scene magazine Prinz most livable part of Cologne. The editors took into account, for example, rents, infrastructure, quality entertainment, restaurant density and security.

The street naming in the northern part of the Belgian Quarter, strongly oriented to the German victory over France in the war 1870/1871: Goebenstraße, Werderstraße, Moltke and Spichernstraße refer to the track.