Neuss
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Location of Neuss  | |
  Neuss  Neuss | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′N 6°42′E / 51.200°N 6.700°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Düsseldorf |
| District | Rhein-Kreis Neuss |
| Subdivisions | 28 statistische Bezirke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herbert Napp (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 99.48 km2 (38.41 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 67.5 m (221.5 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 154,139 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 41460-41472 |
| Dialling codes | 02131, 02137 (Norf), 02182 |
| Vehicle registration | NE |
| Website | www |
Neuss (Low Franconian and Ripuarian: Nüüs, (Latin: Novaesium; officially apelled Neuß until 1968) is a city in the west of Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In the local dialect it is called Nüss or Neuß. Neuss has about 150,000 inhabitants. It is on the Rhine, across from the big city of Düsseldorf.
Neuss was founded by the Romans about 2,000 years ago. The Romans called the town Castra Novesia.
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