Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse Köln 99. The Weidenpesch Racecourse hosts several annual conditions races: The Gerling-Preis, originally established as "Preis von Birlinghoven" in 1921, and from 1934 onwards, named and sponsored by Robert Gerling, is the oldest sponsored race prize in the country. Other major races include the Preis von Europa and the Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen. The Cologne racing association ("Kölner Rennverein") organizes horse races throughout the entire year. Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse The Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse ("Galopprennbahn Köln-Weidenpesch") is a horse racing track at Weidenpescher Park in Nippes, Cologne. As the only race course in Germany hosting more than one European pattern Group 1 race, Weidenpesch is one
Districts of Cologne Districts of Cologne Since the last administrative reform in 1975, the City of Cologne is made up of nine Stadtbezirke and 86 Stadtteile. "Stadtbezirk" literally translates as city district, which are further subdivided into "Stadtteile" (city parts). The Stadtteile of Cologne's old and new town ("Alt-" and "Neustadt") further consist of quarters, known as ""Veedel"" in both Kölsch and most often, the Rhinelandic regiolect, as well. City districts are differentiated of being "links-" or "rechtsrheinisch" – "left" or "right of the Rhine", with the old town being left of the Rhine, as are 230,25 km² (56.8 percent of 405,14 km²