Cologne

Cologne
Cologne; Köln
	View of Cologne from the Helios Lighthouse
	Banner Coat airms
	Cologne
	Cologne athin North Rhine-Westphalie
	Coordinates: 50°56′33″N 06°57′32″E / 50.94250°N 6.95889°E
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Cologne
Destrict	Urban district
Foondit	38 BC
Govrenment
• Laird Mayor	Torsten Burmester (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.^[3]