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Cologne (/ k ə ˈ l oʊ n / kə-LOHN; German: Köln ; Kölsch: Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 million people in the urban region.
- 37 m (121 ft)
- Germany
- 38 BCE
- North Rhine-Westphalia
Köln wurde Sitz eines Unterpräfekten des Arrondissement de Cologne. Viele Kölner Bürger begrüßten die französischen Revolutionstruppen als Befreier, am Neumarkt wurde ein Freiheitsbaum errichtet. Die bis dahin benachteiligten Juden und protestantischen Christen wurden gleichgestellt.
- 405,01 km²
- 53 m ü. NHN
englische und französische Bezeichnung für die deutsche Stadt Köln. Cologne (Lombardei), italienische Gemeinde in der Provinz Brescia. Cologne (Minnesota), Ort im Carver County. Cologne (Fluss), rechter Nebenfluss der Somme. Cologne (Gers), Gemeinde im Département Gers, Frankreich.
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The city was founded by the Romans in the year 50 AD. Before that, it was a Roman castle ("castellum") and a town inhabited by a local German tribe named Ubier at least for 100 years. Archaeologists have found out that the surrounding area was populated already during the Stone Age. Traditionally, the city was always Roman Catholic. That changed on...
The most interesting thing to see there is Cologne Cathedral. This church was built from about 1248 to about 1550, but completed only in 1880. The United Nations list it as 'World Cultural Heritage'. Cologne's archbishop Rainald von Dassel brought the relics of the biblical Three Wise Men there in 1164. They are kept in a very beautiful golden shri...
People in Cologne and nearby have their own dialect. They call it Kölsch. During Carnivaltime it even appears on nationwide broadcasts. Cologne has a handful of broadcasting stations. The Westdeutscher Rundfunk, part of the network ARD, is the biggest producer of television and radio programs in Germany. Cologne is also famous for Eau de Cologne (K...
Media related to Cologneat Wikimedia Commons 1. German page on the city 2. German page of the University 3. German page of the cathedral 4. German page of the broadcasting station Westdeutscher Rundfunk
In the late 20th century, Cologne grew into a center of the sprawling Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, with some 12 million inhabitants, just over one million of whom live in Cologne proper (as of 2012), making the city the fourth largest in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich).
Cologne (en allemand Köln / k œ l n / ; en kölsch Kölle) est une ville de l'ouest de l'Allemagne, en Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie.
