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Neuss

Western Europe

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.

Facts
Population
153,767 1
Area (sq km)
99.52 1
Founding Year
16 BCE 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
40 1
Latitude
51.200278 degrees north 1
Longitude
6.693889 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
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)
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2. Neuss (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    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
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3. GeoNames: Neuss - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2864118
    51.19807 6.68504 P PPLA3 DE 07 051 05162 05162024 152457 44 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 44 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 6.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 6.75
51.25 6.75 Cfb
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Wikidata: Neuss
Wikidata Q2948, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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