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Nippes

Nippes is the fifth borough of , 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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  • Type: Locality with 113,000 residents
  • Description: city district of Cologne No. 5
  • Also known as: “Köln-Nippes”, “Köln-Nippes (Stadtbezirk)”, and “Nippes, Cologne”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cologne Cathedral and Cologne Central Station.

Church
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is a Catholic cathedral in , North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne.

Railway station
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Köln Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station of , Germany. The station is an important local, national and international transport hub, with many ICE, Eurostar and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional Regional-Express, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains.

Museum
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, located in , Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. It holds many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ehrenfeld and Deutz.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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The Cologne borough of is a part of central , , and was once an independent town known as am Rhein. is situated 3½ km southeast of Nippes.

Suburb
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Nippes is the fifth borough of , 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

Latitude
50.9655° or 50° 57′ 56″ north
Longitude
6.9531° or 6° 57′ 11″ east
Population
113,000
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
9F28XX83+57
Geo­Names ID
2862375
Wiki­data ID
Q518604
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Nippes” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Nippes”
  • Dutch: “Nippes”
  • German: “Köln-Nippes (Stadtbezirk)”
  • German: “Köln-Nippes”
  • German: “Nippes”
  • German: “Stadtbezirk Köln-Nippes”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Nippes”
  • Latin: “Köln-Nippes”
  • Persian: “نیپس”
  • Polish: “Nippes”
  • Romanian: “Koln-Nippes”
  • Romanian: “Köln-Nippes”
  • Spanish: “Nippes”
  • Swedish: “Köln-Nippes”
  • Swedish: “Nippes”
  • Turkish: “Nippes, Köln”
  • Turkish: “Nippes”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Köln Geldernstr./Parkgürtel and Köln-Nippes station.

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