Nippes (; ) is the fifth borough (') of
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
, Germany. Nippes was incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1888 and the district was created in 1975. A large
Ford Europe
Ford of Europe GmbH is a subsidiary company of Ford Motor Company founded in 1967 in Cork (city), Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany.
History
Ford of Europe was founded in 1967 by the merger of Ford of Bri ...
production plant is located in Niehl, the north-eastern part of the district.
Nippes borders the Cologne boroughs of
Chorweiler
Chorweiler (, ) is the sixth borough ('' Stadtbezirk'') of Cologne, Germany. Large portion of the borough of Chorweiler were incorporated into the city of Cologne in 1922, the borough of Chorweiler was created in the 1970s. The borough has the low ...
to the north,
Mülheim
Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr () and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is home to many compan ...
to the east,
Innenstadt to the south, and
Ehrenfeld to the south-west.
Subdivisions
Nippes consists of seven Stadtteile (city parts):
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
The Cologne Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Cologne, including several surrounding cities of the Cologne Bonn Region (Bergisch Gladbach, Bonn, Bornheim, Brühl, Frechen, Hürth, Leverkusen-Schlebusch, Wesseling). The t ...
lines 12, 15, 16, and 18.
Bundesautobahn 57
is a German Autobahn that begins at the Dutch-German border near Goch and ends in Köln. It runs parallel to the Rhine River. Neuss and Krefeld are the biggest cities at this motorway. The A 57 is continuation of the Dutch A77. Because of i ...
connects Nippes to the
Cologne motorway ring.
Rhine bridges
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Mülheimer Brücke
Notable people
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Fritz Schramma (born 1947),
mayor of Cologne
This is a list of mayors of Cologne. It includes the Lord Mayors of Cologne (''Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Köln'') since 1815 as well as the city managers (''Oberstadtdirektoren'') from 1946 to 1999.
Mayors since 1815
Lord Mayors of Colo ...
from 2000 until 2009
*
Gaby Köster
Gabriele Wilhelmine "Gaby" Köster () is a German actress and comedian.
Life
Köster was born in Cologne, West Germany. Following secondary school, Köster began training to become a nursery-school teacher, which she broke off three weeks prior ...
(born 1961), actress and cabaret artist
References
External links
Official webpage of the district
Boroughs and quarters of Cologne
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