7-494: Nippes (German: Köln-Nippes ; Kölsch : Neppes [ˈne²pəs] ) is the fifth borough ( 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
14-636: The Cologne motorway ring . This Cologne location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Districts of Cologne Since the last administrative reform in 1975, the City of Cologne is made up of nine Stadtbezirke and 86 Stadtteile. Stadtbezirk literally translates as city district , which are further subdivided into Stadtteile (city parts). The Stadtteile of Cologne's old and new town ( Alt- and Neustadt ) further consist of quarters, known as " Veedel " in both Kölsch and most often,
21-533: The First French Empire . After 1815, the Kingdom of Prussia enforced the construction of fortifications which again hindered any growth for the city. Only with the acquisition of these fortifications in 1881, the city of Cologne had the possibility of a gradual territorial expansion. On 12. November 1883 a strip of territory from parts of the municipalities of Ehrenfeld , Kriel, Longerich, Müngersdorf and Rondorf
28-575: The Rhinelandic regiolect , as well. City districts are differentiated of being links- or rechtsrheinisch – left or right of the Rhine , with the old town being left of the Rhine, as are 230,25 km (56.8 percent of 405,14 km within city limits), while 174,87 km (43.2 percent) lie right of the Rhine. In regard to population, Cologne is the largest city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and
35-545: The fourth largest city in Germany . Since the city's foundation in 38 BC , Cologne grew through numerous extensions and incorporation of surrounding municipalities. Since the construction of the Medieval wall in 1180, the area of the old imperial city of Cologne has not changed for more than 600 years and was only extended over the old city walls in 1794, just short before the arrival of French troops and Cologne's incorporation into
42-431: The north, Mülheim to the east, Innenstadt to the south, and Ehrenfeld to the south-west. Nippes consists of seven Stadtteile (city parts): 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
49-481: Was added to the city. At the time of the Industrial Revolution , industrial enterprises already avoided the densely populated areas inside of the city limits and settled in the small towns outside the fortified area, while maintaining close economic links to the city of Cologne. More than half of the estates here were in the hands of citizens of Cologne or the same becoming residents in these areas. Since 1886,
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