Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to, for example, a cylinder head for an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cylinder head includes at least one upper partial cooling chamber, a lower partial cooling chamber, an intermediate deck and at least one flow connection. The upper and lower cooling chamber are separated from one another by the intermediate deck. The intermediate deck having an element of single-wall design which extends into a combustion chamber and penetrates the intermediate deck. The at least one flow connection is positioned in the region of the element between the at least one upper and lower partial cooling chambers. The at least one flow connection formed by at least one recess on the element which tapers towards the one lower partial cooling chamber.