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. 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.

Niederkassel
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Niederkassel within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 50°49′N 7°02′E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions	7
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Stephan Vehreschild[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	35.79 km2 (13.82 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	38,512
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53859
Dialling codes	02208; 0228
Vehicle registration	SU
Website	www.niederkassel.de

Twin towns – sister cities

Niederkassel is twinned with:[3]

• Limassol, Cyprus
• Premnitz, Germany

Notable people

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

References

External links

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