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Cologne

Also known as Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Köln, Cologne, Germany, Cologne (Germany), Kölle, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium - in Laitn

Cologne ( ; ; ) is the fourth-most populous city of Germany and the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region. Cologne is also part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Centered on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is located on the River Rhine (Lower Rhine), about southeast of the North Rhine-Westphalia state capital Düsseldorf and northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany.

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Cologne is a city with a population of 1,087,863, comprising 529,368 males and 556,296 females. It covers an area of 405.02 square kilometers at an elevation of 59 meters above sea level. The city uses postal codes 50969, 50823, 50829, and 50825. Its license plate code is "K". Local dialing codes include 221, 2232, 2233, and 2234.

The city is described at a URL on Meyers Gazetteer and has external data available at an open data portal. Its official website is located at stadt-koeln.de. Cologne is referenced by 13,918 other encyclopedia articles. It has a hashtag of "Köln" and social media followers totaling 1,755. The subject has been viewed or listened to 517,649 times. A historical title associated with the location is "Cöln 1) am Rhein".

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Key facts

German place.name: Cologne
German place.type: City
German place.image_coa: DEU Koeln COA.svg
German place.image_flag: Flagge Köln.svg
German place.image_plan: North rhine w K.svg
German place.plantext: Cologne within North Rhine-Westphalia
German place.state: Nordrhein-Westfalen
German place.region: Cologne
German place.district: urban
German place.elevation: 37
German place.area: 405.15
German place.pop_metro: 8,711,712 (Rhineland)
German place.pop_urban: 3500000 (Cologne Bonn)
German place.postal_code: 50441–51149
German place.area_code: 0221, 02203 (Porz)
German place.licence: K
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 05 3 15 000
German place.mayor: Torsten Burmester

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Described at

Cöln 1) am Rhein

The historical entry for Cöln, Cöln, Rheinland, Cöln 1) am Rhein, including parish and jurisdiction information, in the Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire also known as Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs.

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Encyclopedic overview

59 sections

Contents

History
Roman Cologne
Middle Ages
Early modern history
From the 19th century until World War I
World War II
Post-war and Cold War eras
Post-reunification
Geography
Districts
Climate
Flood protection
Demographics
Residents with foreign citizenship
Turkish community
Language
Religion
Government and politics
Political traditions and developments
Mayor
City council
State Landtag
Federal parliament
Cityscape
Wildlife
Tourism
Landmarks
Churches
Medieval houses
Medieval city gates
Streets
Bridges
High-rise structures
Culture
Carnival
Cuisine
Rivalry with Düsseldorf
Museums
Music fairs and festivals
Economy
Transport
Roads
Cycling
Railway
Buses
Water
Air
Education
Media
Radio, television, and music industry
Print media
Institutions and locations
Sports
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Former twin towns
See also
References
External links

The city's medieval Cologne Cathedral () was the world's tallest building from 1880 to 1890 and is today the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world. It was constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings and is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe. The cityscape is further shaped by the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne. Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, which has been produced in the city since 1709; "cologne" has since come to be a generic term.

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