Köln-Nippes

Geschichte

Nippes is the fifth city district 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 borders the Cologne districts of Chorweiler to the north, Mülheim to the east, Innenstadt to the south, and Ehrenfeld to the south-west.SubdivisionsNippes consists of seven Stadtteile (city parts):TransportNippes 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 Mülheimer BrückeNotable people Fritz Schramma (born 1947), mayor of Cologne from 2000 until 2009 Gaby Köster (born 1961), actress and cabaret artist