City of Cologne

Cologne Köln
From top to bottom, left to right: Hohenzollern Bridge by night, Great St. Martin Church, Colonius TV-tower, Cologne Cathedral, Kranhaus buildings in Rheinauhafen, MediaPark
Flag Coat of arms
Cologne Cologne within North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 50°56′11″N 6°57′10″E / 50.93639°N 6.95278°E / 50.93639; 6.95278Coordinates: 50°56′11″N 6°57′10″E / 50.93639°N 6.95278°E / 50.93639; 6.95278
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Urban districts of Germany
Founded	38 BC
Government
• Lord Mayor	Henriette Reker
Area
• City	405.15 km2 (156.43 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• City	1,060,582
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
• Metro	3,573,500
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	50441–51149
Dialling codes	0221, 02203 (Porz)
Vehicle registration	K
Website	www.stadt-koeln.de

Significant foreign born populations
Nationality	Population (2015)
Turkey	81,236
Italy	25,228
Poland	18,112
Serbia	17,739
Greece	9,874
Bulgaria	9,385
Iraq	8,716
Syria	8,552
Russia	8,101
Iran	5,100
Bosnia	4,885
Afghanistan	4,378
Romania	4,277
Spain	3,999
Kosovo	3,912
Croatia	3,746
USA	3,567

Cologne (English: /kəˈloʊn/; German: Köln, pronounced [kœln] ( listen), Ripuarian: Kölle [ˈkœɫə] ( listen)) is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth populated city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). It is located within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region which is Germany's largest and one of Europe's major metropolitan areas. Cologne is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of North Rhine-Westphalia's capital of Dusseldorf and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Bonn.