Neuss
Federal state	North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region	Düsseldorf
District	Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Population	151,589 source (2005)
Area	99.48 km²
Population density	1,524/km²
Elevation	30-68 m
Coordinates	51°12′ N 6°41′ E
Postal code	41460-41472
Area code	02131
Licence plate code	NE
Mayor	Herbert Napp (CDU)
Website	neuss.de

Neuss is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine right opposite to Düsseldorf. Population: 152,000. Image File history File links Wappen_neuss_kl. ... Image File history File links Lage_der_Stadt_Neuss_in_Deutschland. ... Germany is a federal republic made up of 16 states, known in German as Länder (transliterated as laender in English, singular Land). ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen or short: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country. ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... Neuss is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... -1... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... Area codes in Germany (German Vorwahl) have from two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. ... German car number plates show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... This article needs cleanup. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen or short: NRW) is - in population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany. ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and (together with Cologne) the economic center of Northwestern Germany. ...

History

Neuss was founded by the Romans in the year 16 BC as a military outpost (castellum) south of the city, on the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Erft, with the name of Novaesium. Later a civil settlement was founded in the area of today's center of the town during the 1st century AD. Novaesium together with Augsburg (Augusta Vindelicorum) and Trier (Augusta Treverorum) is one of the three oldest Roman settlements in Germany. The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 21 BC 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... The Erft is a river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 AD to 100 AD, or from 0 to 99 in a more scientific notation (using a year zero), as in astronomical year numbering. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ... Trier: The Porta Nigra, viewed from outside Trier (French: Trèves), is Germanys oldest city. ...

During the Middle Ages Neuss was a growing town because of its good location with harbour and ferry and the crossing of the great rhine valley road with several roads going westwards and eastwards. During the 10th century, the remains of the martyr and tribune Saint Quirinus, not to be confused with the Roman god Quirinus, had been relocated to Neuss. This resulted in pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Quirinus even from countries beyond the borders of the Holy Roman Empire. Neuss was first documented as a town in the year 1138. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ... Tribune (from the Latin: tribunus; Greek form tribounos) was a title shared by several elected magistracies and other governmental and/or (para)military offices of the Roman Republic and Empire. ... Several martyrs by the name of Quirinus are mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum and in the historical Martyrologies of the early Middle Ages, and the feasts of these saints are still to be found in the catalogue of saints of the Roman Church. ... This page is about the Roman god Quirinus. ... Pilgrim at Mecca A pilgrimage is a term primarily used in religion and spirituality of a long journey or search of great moral significance. ... The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (German: Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation ▶ (help· info), Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae, see names and designations of the empire) was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... Events Robert Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ...

One of the main events in the town's history is the besiegement of the town in the years 1474/1475 by Charles the Bold duke of Burgundy that lasted for nearly a year. The citizens of Neuss withstood the besiegement and therefore were rewarded by Emperor Friedrich III. The town was granted the right to mint its own coins and to carry the imperial coat of arms, the imperial eagle and the crown, in the town's coat of arms and it became member of the Hanseatic League but was never accepted by the other members of the League. Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ... Charles the Bold Charles, called the Bold (French: Charles le Téméraire) (November 10, 1433 – 1477) was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... Detail of Aeneas Piccolomini Introduces Eleonora of Portugal to Frederick III by Pinturicchio (1454-1513) Frederick III of Habsburg (Innsbruck, September 21, 1415 – August 19, 1493 in Linz) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... The Hanseatic League (German: die Hanse, Dutch: de Hanze) was an alliance of trading cities that established and maintained a trade monopoly over the Baltic Sea and most of Northern Europe for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, between the 13th and 17th century. ...

Several wars during the reign of king Louis XIV of France resulted in a very bad financial state for Neuss. As a consequence, its importance as a place for trading declined rapidly. From midth of 17th century onwards, Neuss was reduced to a place of agricultural importance but regained economical power in 19th century. For the musical group of the same name, see Louis XIV (band). ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

From 1794 till 1814 Neuss was part of France during the reign of Napoleon. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, and the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, then as Emperor of the...

In 1815, Neuss became part of Prussia and was reorganized as a district with the municipalities of Neuss, Dormagen, Nettesheim, Nievenheim, Rommerskirchen, Zons. The town of Neuss had a population of 6.333 at that time. The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Prusai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... Dormagen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

In 1975 the town of Neuss and the district of Grevenbroich had been joined to form the district of Rhein-Kreis Neuss with a population of 440.000 and government in Neuss. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Neuss is a Kreis (district) in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ...

Twinning

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External links

• Official website (German)
• Novaesium, alias Neuss Website concerning with the Roman history and archaeology of Neuss (German)