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.

Nippes
5th District of Cologne
Cologne-Weidenpesch Racecourse
Location of Nippes shown in red
Country	Germany
Federal state	North Rhine-Westphalia
City	Cologne
Area
• Total	31.8 km^2 (12.3 sq mi)
Population  (December 2008)
• Total	110,092
• Density	3,462/km^2 (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
501	Nippes	33,948	2,99	11,351
502	Mauenheim	5,641	0,49	11,543
503	Riehl	11,173	2,39	4,674
504	Niehl	18,249	12,1	1,512
505	Weidenpesch	13,566	3,91	3,469
506	Longerich	13,536	6,14	2,203
507	Bilderstöckchen	15,028	3,76	3,992
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

• B51 Mülheimer Brücke

Notable people

• Fritz Schramma (born 1947), mayor of Cologne from 2000 until 2009
• Gaby Köster (born 1961), actress and cabaret artist

External links

• Official webpage of the district (in German)