| Nippes (5) | |
| Type: | Borough |
| City: | Cologne |
| Image Plan: | Koeln bezirke 5nippes.png |
| Plantext: | Location within Cologne |
| Coordinates: | 50.9644°N 6.9583°W |
| State: | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Region: | Cologne |
| District: | urban |
| Area: | 31.75 |
| Population: | 117130 |
| Population As Of: | 2020-12-31 |
| Pop Ref: | [1] |
Nippes (; pronounced as /ˈne²pəs/) is the fifth borough (German: [[Districts of Cologne|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 borders the Cologne boroughs of Chorweiler to the north, Mülheim to the east, Innenstadt to the south, and Ehrenfeld to the south-west.
Nippes consists of seven Stadtteile (city parts):
| City part | Population (2009) | Area (km2) | Pop. per km2 | map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 33,948 | 2,99 | 11,351 | |||
| 502 | 5,641 | 0,49 | 11,543 | |||
| 503 | 11,173 | 2,39 | 4,674 | |||
| 504 | 18,249 | 12,1 | 1,512 | |||
| 505 | 13,566 | 3,91 | 3,469 | |||
| 506 | 13,536 | 6,14 | 2,203 | |||
| 507 | 15,028 | 3,76 | 3,992 | |||
| source: Die Kölner Stadtteile in Zahlen 2010 | ||||||
See main article: Transport in Cologne. 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.