Cologne

Köln Cologne
View of Cologne from the Helios Lighthouse
Cologne
Cologne athin North Rhine-Westphalie
Coordinates	50°57′N 6°58′E
Admeenistration
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Cologne
Destrict	Urban district
Lord Mayor	Jürgen Roters (SPD)
Basic statistics
Aurie	405.15 km2 (156.43 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m  (121 ft)
Population	1,017,155 (31 Dizember 2011)
- Density	2,511 /km2 (6,502 /sq mi)
Foondit	38 BC
Ither information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	K
Postal codes	50441–51149
Aurie codes	0221, 02203 (Porz)
Wabsteid	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 auries wi mair than 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 settlement, 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 universities.

Cologne is a major cultural center o the Rhineland an haes a vibrant airts scene. Cologne is hame tae mair than 30 museums an hunders o galleries. Exhibitions range frae local ancient Roman archeological sites tae contemporary graphics an sculpture. The Cologne Trade Fair hosts a number 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 their 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

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