Type: | Stadt |
Niederkassel | |
Image Coa: | DEU Niederkassel COA.svg |
Coordinates: | 50.8167°N 9°W |
Image Plan: | Niederkassel in SU.svg |
State: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Region: | Köln |
District: | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis |
Elevation: | 55 |
Area: | 35.79 |
Postal Code: | 53859 |
Area Code: | 02208; 0228 |
Licence: | SU |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 05 3 82 044 |
Divisions: | 7 |
Website: | www.niederkassel.de |
Mayor: | Stephan Vehreschild[1] |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 25 |
Party: | CDU |
Niederkassel (Ripuarian: Neddekaaßel) is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of around 37,000 people. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 10km (10miles) north-east of Bonn and 15km (09miles) south-east of Cologne. Niederkassel is subdivided into seven quarters (from the south to the north): Mondorf, Rheidt, Niederkassel, Uckendorf, Stockem, Lülsdorf and Ranzel. People can walk next to the river Rhine in Lülsdorf, Niederkassel and Rheidt.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Niederkassel is twinned with:[2]