Niederkassel

Niederkassel
Niederkassel
Location of the town of Niederkassel within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
Coordinates	50°49′N 7°02′E / 50.81667°N 7.03333°E / 50.81667; 7.03333Coordinates: 50°49′N 7°02′E / 50.81667°N 7.03333°E / 50.81667; 7.03333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Town subdivisions	7
Mayor	Stephan Vehreschild (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	35.79 km2 (13.82 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m  (180 ft)
Population	37,552 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	1,049 /km2 (2,717 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SU
Postal code	53859
Area codes	02208; 0228
Website	www.niederkassel.de

Niederkassel 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 north-east of Bonn and 15 km south-east of Cologne. Niederkassel is subdivided into seven quarters (from the south to the north): Mondorf, Rheidt, Niederkassel, Uckendorf, Stockem, Lülsdorf and Ranzel. In Mondorf you can visit the "Mondorfer Hafen", a little haven. You can walk next to the river Rhine also in Lülsdorf, Niederkassel and Rheidt.

References

1. ^ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. 31 December 2010. http://www.it.nrw.de/statistik/a/daten/amtlichebevoelkerungszahlen/index.html.