Nippes (German: Köln-Nippes; Kölsch: Neppes [ˈne²pəs])[what does "²" mean?]

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.

Bundesautobahn 57 connects Nippes to the Cologne motorway ring.