Nippes, Cologne

Nippes (German: Köln-Nippes; Kölsch: Neppes [ˈne²pəs]) is the fifth city district (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.

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

Nippes
5th District of Cologne
Location of Nippes shown in red
CountryGermany
Federal stateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
CityCologne
Area
 • Total31.8 km2 (12.3 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2008)
 • Total110,092
 • Density3,462/km2 (8,970/sq mi)

Nippes borders the Cologne districts 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
501Nippes33,9482,9911,351
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
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
  • B51 Mülheimer Brücke

Notable people


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