Nippes (5)
Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse
Location within Cologne
Nippes (5)  is located in Germany
Nippes (5)
Nippes (5)
Nippes (5)  is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Nippes (5)
Nippes (5)
Coordinates: 50°57′52″N 6°57′30″E / 50.9644°N 6.95833°E / 50.9644; 6.95833
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictUrban district
CityCologne
Area
  Total31.75 km2 (12.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
  Total117,130
  Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Nippes (German: Köln-Nippes; Kölsch: Neppes [ˈne²pəs]) is the fifth borough (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne, Germany. Nippes was incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1888 and the district was created in 1975. A large Ford Europe production plant is located in Niehl, the north-eastern part of the district.

Nippes borders the Cologne boroughs of Chorweiler to the north, Mülheim to the east, Innenstadt to the south, and Ehrenfeld to the south-west.

Subdivisions

Nippes consists of seven Stadtteile (city parts):

# City part Population (2009) Area (km2) Pop. per km2 map
501Nippes33,9482,9911,351District map of Nippes
502Mauenheim5,6410,4911,543
503Riehl11,1732,394,674
504Niehl18,24912,11,512
505Weidenpesch13,5663,913,469
506Longerich13,5366,142,203
507Bilderstöckchen15,0283,763,992
source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 (in German)

Transport

Nippes is served by numerous railway stations and main highways. Stations include Köln-Nippes, Köln Geldernstraße/Parkgürtel, and Köln-Longerich, as well as numerous light rail stations on Cologne Stadtbahn lines 12, 15, 16, and 18. Bundesautobahn 57 connects Nippes to the Cologne motorway ring.

Rhine bridges

Notable people

References

  1. "Kölner Stadtteilinformationen 2020" (PDF). Stadt Köln. Retrieved 27 September 2021.


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