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Neuss

Coordinates: 51°12′N 6°42′E / 51.200°N 6.700°E / 51.200; 6.700
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Neuss
Location of Neuss
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CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionDüsseldorf
DistrictRhein-Kreis Neuss
Subdivisions28 statistische Bezirke
Government
 • MayorHerbert Napp (CDU)
Area
 • Total99.48 km2 (38.41 sq mi)
Highest elevation
67.5 m (221.5 ft)
Lowest elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total155,163
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
41460-41472
Dialling codes02131, 02137 (Norf), 02182
Vehicle registrationNE
Websitewww.neuss.de

Neuss (Low Franconian and Ripuarian: Nüüs, (Latin: Novaesium; officially apelled Neuß until 1968) is a city in the west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the local dialect it is called Nüss or Neuß. Neuss has about 150,000 inhabitants. It is on the Rhine, across from the big city of Düsseldorf.

Neuss was founded by the Romans about 2,000 years ago. The Romans called the town Castra Novesia.

References[change]

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in Deutsch). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.

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