Places & buildings
Severinstorburg
The gateway to the neighbourhood — and a great place to start exploring.
Your walk through Cologne’s Vringsveedel
History is at your feet.
One street. Centuries of history. Discover the places, people and stories behind the bronze plaques in the Severinsviertel.
Out and about in the neighbourhood
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From Roman remains to life in the neighbourhood. Find your starting point.
Plaques in the neighbourhood
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- Karl-Berbuer-Platz Köln, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinskirchplatz, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinstrasse 51, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Kartäuserwall 20, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinskirchplatz, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- An der Eiche, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Im Dau, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- An der Bottmühle, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- An St. Katharinen,KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinstraße, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Karl-Berbuer-Platz, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Kartäusergasse 7, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Kartäusergasse 7, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinstraße, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinstraße 222-228 , 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Spielmannsgasse, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Chlodwigplatz 2, 50678 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Severinsviertel, KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
- Sachsenring 42, 50667 KölnOpen in OpenStreetMap
Get to know the neighbourhood
33 of 33 stories
The Old Reissdorf BreweryLocal historyHistorische Sammlung Stefan Ast · Image source · Image credit
Altes PfandhausPlaces & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Basilica of St SeverinPlaces & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Bronze Plaques Tell the Neighbourhood’s HistoryLocal history© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
The Fountain at An der EichePeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
ChlodwigplatzPlaces & buildingsImage credit: © Rheinisches Bildarchiv Köln, rba_c003408 · Image source · Image credit
The Odeon Cinema and Trude HerrPeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
The Changing SeverinsviertelLocal historyStreet cross-sections. The original collection contains no individual author or licence information. · Image source · Image credit
The BottmühlePlaces & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
The Post-war YearsLocal historyHistorical photograph of ruined Cologne. The original collection does not identify its photographer or rights holder. · Image source · Image credit
Roman Times and Frankish CologneLocal historyHistorical photograph of an inscription. The original collection does not identify its photographer or rights holder. · Image source · Image credit
The Street from the Middle Ages to the Early 20th CenturyLocal historyDetail of a historical city map. The original record contains no individual author or image-source attribution. · Image source · Image credit
The Church of St Gregory (Elendskirche)Places & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
The First World War, the Weimar Republic and National SocialismLocal historyHistorical photograph of Severinstorburg. The original collection does not identify its photographer or rights holder. · Image source · Image credit
The Shopping Street’s HistoryLocal history© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Haus BalchemPlaces & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
House Numbers Run the Other Way on SeverinstraßeLocal history© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Hänneschen Fountain in Im DauPeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Karl Berbuer FountainPeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
The Carthusian MonasteryPlaces & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Monasteries in the NeighbourhoodPlaces & buildingsHistorical view of the Carthusian monastery. The original collection contains no individual author or licence information. · Image source · Image credit
Art and Culture in the SüdstadtPeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Curious StoriesLocal history© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Museum Holz SchumacherPeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
The Tomb of PobliciusLocal historyCollage: the historical photograph is credited to © Josef Gens in this article; the original collection does not identify the other components individually. · Image source · Image credit
Schmitz BackesLocal history© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
The Monument to St SeverinPeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
SeverinstorburgPlaces & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
St Johann Baptist and Arnold von SiegenPlaces & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
StollwerckLocal history© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
The Stollwerck GirlsPeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Street CarnivalPeople & culture© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
Ulrepforte and the City WallPlaces & buildings© Prof. Dr. Thorsten Fröhlich · Image source · Image credit
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A walk through the neighbourhood
Set off.
Pause.
Discover more.
Five suggested stops for your first walk. Open the stories and get to know the neighbourhood, one place at a time.
Suggested route for this draft. Paths and the order of stops still need to be checked on site.
The bronze plaques
Small plaques.
Big stories.
Bronze plates embedded in the sidewalk of Severinstraße tell of the district. What you discover on the street, you can read here.
The idea behind the bronze plaques