By Train

The Hauptbahnhof Neuss is located both on the railway line Monchengladbach-Dusseldorf and on the left Lower Rhine route Krefeld-Nijmegen-Cologne-Neuss.Also start the car Erft (Neuss-Grevenbroich-Horrem) and the regional railway track Kaarst-Neuss in Neuss.The earlier meaning of Neuss as a railway junction, according to the task of long-distance passenger traffic, a single ICE train to Berlin except per week, and the closure of the yard in the partly-built freight terminal decline, the latter is still today the largest freight depot of the railway complex Dusseldorf with siding to the port ( Neusser Eisenbahn ).

By Bus

The public transport (public transport) serve the numerous bus Stadtwerke Neuss and the city railway and the U75 tram 704 (temporarily) and 709 of the Rhine railway.Plans, the line 709 in favor of a pure pedestrian zone from the main street to move were discarded in 1997 and 2007 by citizens votes.

By Road

Through the city of Neuss leads in a north-south direction, the A57 ( Cologne - Nijmegen ), located in the west and south of the city with the A 46 (AK Neuss-West: Monchengladbach / Heinberg : AK Neuss-Sud Hagen ) crosses.To the north is the A52 from Monchengladbach-Dusseldorf Kaarst cross Meerbusch to exit the city limits.Neuss is the S-Bahn lines S8 (Monchengladbach-Hagen), S11 (Bergisch Gladbach, Dusseldorf) and S28 (Kaarst-Mettmann) connected to the S-Bahn network. All lines are at uniform prices within the transport association Rhein-Ruhr to use (VRR).An exception is the S11, the station is the work of Bayer Dormagen-border transport association Rhein-Sieg (VRS) is reached.In addition, some regional transport routes through Neuss.

By Ferry

The Neuss Rhein port with a cargo handling about 5 million tons per year is the southernmost Rhine port, which can be run not only by barges, but also of coasters.

Rhineland Theatre, Neuss Shakespeare Festival, Clemens-Sels Museum, Rhine Neuss Rifle Museum, St. Mary's Church, Quirinus-Munster, citizens of Neuss-shooting festival

Rhineland Theatre

is the largest traveling drama theaters in North Rhine-Westphalia.State Theatre perform a dual function - the one they play in their city's own house, on the other hand, they played in cities and communities do not have their own ensemble.The circle of friends and supporters of the Rhineland Regional Theatre since 1988 support on the side of the Neuss theater to theater, this central piece of material culture as morally and secure with.For this purpose, the association awards the Young Award for the outstanding performance of a member of the theater.The RLT productions brings to locations throughout North Rhine Westphalia, and occasionally outside the country. Since 2009/10 Bettina Jahnke is the director of the RLT.Hallmark of the hotel is its thematic Schedule: 2009/10 dream, 2010/11 fight! and the red / white corporate design.An important focus is the children's and youth theater and theater education.The ensemble consists of 17 actors.

Neuss Shakespeare Festival

takes place every year since 1991 in a replica of the Globe Theatres on the grounds of the Neuss- place race track.The festival offers a varied program each year with up to 30 performances, attracting about 15,000 visitors.The mix of national and international ensembles, which offers the works of Shakespeare, partly in the original language, to perform the simple stage without elaborate sets, both faithful to the original productions as well as contemporary arrangements and unconventional interpretations.Among the regular participants on the Bremen Shakespeare Company and the Rhenish State Theatre Neuss.

Clemens-Sels Museum

is a local history and art museum in Neuss.It was created by a donation from Pauline Sels, the widow of Clemens Sels, in the town of Neuss.Founded in 1839 Neusser home and Historical Society Museum was the first organization of the town of Neuss. The museum was first worn by him in the Upper Gate located before it burned down in June 1900. Pauline died in 1908 Sels, who bequeathed in her will the city of Neuss "indivisible legacy as the sum of 250,000 marks for the construction of a municipal museum." This money was the first real museum building to be erected, which was inaugurated in August 1912. In addition, the city received from the woman Sels extensive collection of her late husband in 1893, Clemens Sels.

Rhine Neuss Rifle Museum

was founded in 2004.Carrier is the Stiftung "Rheinische Rifle Museum Neuss with Joseph-Lange-Protect Archive", by the City of Neuss, the Rhein-Kreis Neuss and Neuss citizens Rifle Association is worn.Chairman is the president of the citizens of Neuss Rifle Association Thomas nickel.The aim of the museum with archive is a rich tradition of shooting clubs and shooting fraternities throughout the Rhineland, to collect, protect, and present and make accessible for research.It is housed in the building Rottele in Neuss.The idea of a military museum and archives had the Neuss- scorer 1959/60 Joseph Lange (1911-2007), king of the gift as a stained glass window presented with the observation that a house should now be the shooters "around" built.Since February 2005, working two part-time academic staff in museums and archives, which are responsible for the construction.The first exhibition was in June 2005 during the cultural night presentation of Neuss in Neuss silver treasure.

St. Mary's Church

is the largest Catholic church in Neuss.The church is located south of the Neuss main station at St. Mary Church Square.The community of St. Mary's was founded in 1896, 1902 followed by the completion of St. Mary's Church, now with the windows of Emil Wachter is one of the major buildings in the city of Neuss.In 1996 the parish celebrated its 100th anniversary of St. Mary's anniversary, in 2002 was the 100th Anniversary of the consecration of the church are committed. With the beginning of 2005 the parish of St. Barbara in the parish of St. Mary's was incorporated. Since then, belonged to the congregation about 8,000 Catholics, so St. Mary's was the largest church in Neuss. St. Mary belonged to the deanery Neuss-Nord / City Deanery Neuss. On 1 January 2008, the parish of St. Mary with the communities of St. Quirin, Epiphany and St. Pius X area to pastoral care "Neuss-city" merged.Later she became the new Dean Neuss / Kaarst in the district Rhein-Kreis Neuss Dean assigned.

Quirinus-Munster

is one of the most important late Romanesque churches on the Lower Rhine, if not Germany, and landmark of the city of Neuss.It was built in 1209-1230 and in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI.The status of a basilica minor charged.In 16 BC the Romans established a legion camp south of today's Old Town.Outside the military sphere was soon a civilian settlement.On the basis of findings can be assumed that - as in Cologne and Xanten - among the Roman population and Christians were.The Quirinus-Munster is an excellent example of religious architecture in the transition period from Romanesque to Gothic in Germany.The basilica to accommodate the pilgrims is also the last major church in the Rhineland Dreikonchenstil - the transepts have such a round the apse end.Construction began in the 9th October 1209th The date is announced by the foundation, which is inserted in the south aisle in the masonry.

Citizens of Neuss-shooting festival

is the shooting festival of the town Neuss on the Rhine.It is organized each year on the last weekend in August.With more than 6,900 marching riflemen and musician (1,200 players) it is indeed smaller than the Schutzenfest Hannover, but is considered the world's biggest shooting festival, which is organized by a single gun club and participate in the no guest features from other cities.In the year 2011 was a record achieved by 6951 marchers.(2011: 7012 participants).The shooting festival, with its royal parade, the parades, the King shooting, as well as several social events a social highlight in Neuss and the near and far and draws up one million visitors.The year 2007 was a record year with 1.5 million visitors.

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