Cologne

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View of Cologne from the Helios Lighthouse
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Cologne
Cologne athin North Rhine-Westphalie
Coordinates: 50°57′N 06°58′E / 50.950°N 6.967°E / 50.950; 6.967Coordinates: 50°57′N 06°58′E / 50.950°N 6.967°E / 50.950; 6.967
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)[1]
• 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.^[2]

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
2. ↑ "Cologne Comedy Festival website". Koeln-comedy.de. 21 October 2007. Archived frae the original on 19 Julie 2011. Retrieved 24 Julie 2009.