Neuss is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Dusseldorf, and the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district. It is known for its historic Roman sites and its annual Neusser Burger-Schutzenfest; Neuss and Trier share the title of Germany's oldest city, and in 1984 Neuss marked the 2000th anniversary of its founding in 16 BCE.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude51.200278 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Neuss (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 153,767 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.200278, longitude 6.693889
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 40 m
P2046 (area)
area 99.52 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 153767 (2025)
View the Source2. Neuss (Wikipedia)
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Neuss and Trier share the title of "Germany's oldest city", and in 1984 Neuss celebrated the 2000th anniversary of its founding in 16 BCE.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
until 1968; Limburgish: Nüss [ˈnʏs]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
View the SourceWikidata: Neuss
Wikidata Q2948, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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