Niederkassel

Coordinates: 50°49′N 7°02′E / 50.817°N 7.033°E / 50.817; 7.033
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For the neighbourhood in Düsseldorf, see Düsseldorf-Niederkassel.
Niederkassel
Town
Coat of arms of Niederkassel
Coat of arms
Location of Niederkassel within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Niederkassel is located in Germany
Niederkassel
Niederkassel
Niederkassel is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Niederkassel
Niederkassel
Coordinates: 50°49′N 7°02′E / 50.817°N 7.033°E / 50.817; 7.033
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions7
Government
 • MayorStephan Vehreschild (CDU)
Area
 • Total35.79 km2 (13.82 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total39,281
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53859
Dialling codes02208; 0228
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.niederkassel.de

Niederkassel 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. 10 km (6 mi) north-east of Bonn and 15 km (9 mi) 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.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Twin towns – Sister cities

Niederkassel is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Ernst Dickmanns (born 1936), German pioneer of dynamic computer vision and of driverless cars, robotics engineer, aerospace engineer
  • Stephan Engels, (born 1960), football player and coach
  • Sascha Stegemann (born 1984), football referee

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Limassol Twinned Cities". Limassol (Lemesos) Municipality. Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-07-29.


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