Nicolás de Federmán is a residential neighborhood located in Teusaquillo

Teusaquillo

Teusaquillo is the 13th locality of Bogotá, capital of Colombia. It is located in the geographic center of the city, to the northwest of downtown. It is an urbanized locality with several green zones in its parks, avenues, and the campus of the National University of Colombia...

 locality, near the geographical center of the city of Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

, Colombia

Colombia

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. It is named after the prominent German conqueror of the 16th century Nikolaus Federmann

Nikolaus Federmann

Nikolaus Federmann was a German adventurer and conquistador in the colonies of Venezuela and Colombia. He worked in the service of the Welser brothers.- Life :...

, who took part in the re-founding of Bogotá on April 27, 1539 along with Spanish conqueror Sebastián de Belalcázar

Sebastián de Belalcázar

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Boundaries

• To the North: 63rd Street.
• To the South: 53rd Street (neighbouring with Ciudad Universitaria).
• To the West: Carrera 50 (neighbouring with Pablo VI).
• To the East: Avenida NQS
  Norte-Quito-Sur
  Avenida Norte-Quito-Sur or NQS is an arterial road in Bogotá, Colombia that crosses the city from northeast to southwest.The avenue is formed from the union of three old avenues, Avenida Ciudad de Quito, Avenida Novena, and Autopista Sur.-The names:...
  
   or Carrera 30 (neighbouring with Galerías and Campín).

Accesibility and Transportation

Due to its residential nature, the neighbourhood's inner streets are not crossed by any transportation routes but instead Nicolás de Federmán is serviced by important routes all along its boundary ways such as 63rd Street, 53rd Street and Carrera 50. The neighbourhood's location is otherwise privileged and public transportation quickly connects it with downtown

Downtown

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 Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

, and important North and West zones of the city. Nicolás de Federmán is also serviced by the bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit

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 system TransMilenio

TransMilenio

TransMilenio is a bus rapid transit system that serves Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The system opened to the public in December 2000, covering Av. Caracas and Calle 80...

 through Coliseo

Coliseo (TransMilenio)

The simple-station Coliseo is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:The station is located north of downtown Bogotá, specifically on Avenida NQS with Calle 63.-History:...

 and Campín

Campín (TransMilenio)

The simple-station Campín is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000.-Location:Campín is located north of downtown Bogotá, specifically on Avenida NQS with Calle 53B.-History:...

 stations.

Sites of interest

Nicolás de Federmán has several parks and green zones, with the "Parque Central Federmán" as the most important of them. Located in the heart of the neighbourhood, it is also the cultural and health center because in its surroundings are located the following:

• Federmán Hospital
• Antonio Nariño University
  University
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• "Corpus Christi" Catholic
  Catholic
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   church
• A meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Mormon
  Mormon
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  religious building.