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Köln

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
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 of Cologne
Flag
Coat of arms of Cologne
Coat of arms
Cologne  is located in Germany
Cologne
Cologne
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)
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 57,131
 Italy 18,245
 Poland 9,606
 Serbia 7,851
 Greece 5,699
 Bulgaria 5,486
 Russia 4,655
 Iraq 4,164
 Iran 3,826
 Romania 3,592
 Bosnia & Herzegovina 3,567
 Spain 3,533
 USA 1,768

Cologne (English pronunciation: /kəˈln/; German: Köln, pronounced [kœln], Colognian: Kölle [ˈkœɫə]) is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich). It is located within the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, one of the major European metropolitan regions and the largest in Germany, with more than ten million inhabitants.

Cologne is located on both sides of the Rhine River, less than eighty kilometres from Belgium. The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Europe's oldest and largest universities.


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