Cologne

For ither uises, see Cologne (disambiguation).

Cologne Köln
View of Cologne from the Helios Lighthouse
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Cologne
Cologne athin North Rhine-Westphalie
Coordinates: 50°57′N 06°58′E
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Cologne
Destrict	Urban district
Foondit	38 BC
Govrenment
• Lord Mayor	Jürgen Roters (SPD)
Area
• Total	405.15 km2 (156.43 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)
• Total	1,073,096
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	50441–51149
Diallin codes	0221, 02203 (Porz)
Vehicle registration	K
Website	www.stadt-koeln.de

Cologne (German: Köln, pronounced [kœln] ( listen); Kölsch dialect: Kölle [ˈkœɫə]) is Germany's fowert-lairgest ceety (efter Berlin, Hamburg an Munich), an is the lairgest ceety baith in the German Federal State o North Rhine-Westphalie an athin the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Aurie, ane o the major European metropolitan areas wi mair nor ane million inhabitants. It is ane o the auldest ceeties in Germany, haein been foondit bi the Ubii in the year 38 BC. The name is derived frae that o the Roman dounset, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.

Cologne lies on the River Rhine. The ceety's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat o the Catholic Archbishop o Cologne. The University o Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is ane o Europe's auldest varsities.

Cologne is a major cultural centre o the Rhineland an haes a vibrant airts scene. Cologne is hame tae mair nor 30 museums an hunders o galleries. Exhibitions range frae local auncient Roman archeological sites tae contemporary graphics an sculpture. The Cologne Trade Fair hosts a nummer o trade shows such as Airt Cologne, imm Cologne Internaitional Furniture Fair an the Photokina. Cologne is an aa well-kent for its celebration o Cologne Carnival, the annual reggae summerjam, an Cologne Gay Pride.

Athin Germany, Cologne is kent as an important media center. Several radio an television stations, includin Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), RTL an VOX, hae thair heidquarters in the ceety. Baith Pro7 an Sat.1 produce TV shows in Cologne as well. Further, the ceety hosts the Cologne Comedy Festival, which is considered tae be the lairgest comedy festival in mainland Europe.

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Germany

Cologne is "twinned" wi the follaein ceeties:

Liverpuil, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1952 Lille, Fraunce, syne 1958 Liège, Belgium, syne 1958 Rotterdam, Netherlands, syne 1958 Turin, Italy, syne 1958 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, syne 1958 Kyoto, Japan, syne 1963 Tunis, Tunisie, syne 1964 Turku, Finland, syne 1967 Neukölln, Germany, syne 1967 Tel Aviv, Israel, syne 1979

Barcelona, Spain, syne 1984 Beijing, Cheenae, syne 1987 Cork, Ireland, syne 1988 Thessaloniki, Greece, syne 1988 Corinto/El Realejo, Nicaragua, syne 1988 Indianapolis, Unitit States, syne 1988 Volgograd, Roushie, syne 1988 Treptow-Köpenick, Germany, syne 1990 Katowice, Poland, syne 1991 Bethlehem, Palestine, syne 1996

Istanbul, Turkey, syne 1997 Cluj-Napoca, Romanie, syne 1999 Dunstable, Unitit Kinrick (ae borough o Porz) Benfleet, Unitit Kinrick (ae borough o Rodenkirchen) Igny, Fraunce Brive-la-Gaillarde, Fraunce Hazebrouck, Fraunce Islamabad, Pakistan Eygelshoven, Netherlands Batangas, Philippines