Holweide

Holweide is a large eastern district where an old village centre, post-war housing and newer residential streets meet. The Strunde, local green spaces and the hospital campus give the area a varied everyday character with both village and suburban elements. Administratively, Holweide belongs to Cologne’s Mülheim borough. The residential character of Holweide changes between main routes and side streets, where building scale, courtyards and local services create distinct micro-areas. Public, educational, medical or cultural institutions give Holweide a role beyond its immediate surroundings and shape both the daily timetable and public space. In Holweide, the arrangement of housing and open space reflects its period of development and gives the area a clear internal order. The available greenery makes the internal contrasts of Holweide easier to read and gives many everyday routes a calmer character.