Nippes,_Cologne

Nippes, Cologne

Nippes, Cologne

Borough of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

This article is about the district of Cologne. For other uses, see Nippes (disambiguation).

Nippes (German: Köln-Nippes; Kölsch: Neppes [ˈne²pəs])[what does "²" mean?] 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.

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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):

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Transport

Main article: Transport in Cologne

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

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