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  2. Cologne - Wikipedia

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    Cologne (/ kəˈloʊn / ⓘ kə-LOHN; German: Köln [kœln] ⓘ; Kölsch: Kölle [ˈkœlə] ⓘ) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region. Cologne is also part ...

  3. Districts of Cologne - Wikipedia

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    City districts are differentiated of being links-or rechtsrheinisch – left or right of the Rhine, with the old town being left of the Rhine, as are 230,25 km 2 (56.8 percent of 405,14 km 2 within city limits), while 174,87 km 2 (43.2 percent) lie right of the Rhine. In regard to population, Cologne is the largest city in the state of North ...

  4. List of cities and towns in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Numbers of cities and towns in the German states: Bavaria: 317 cities and towns. Baden-Württemberg: 316 cities and towns. North Rhine-Westphalia: 272 cities and towns. Hesse: 191 cities and towns. Saxony: 169 cities and towns. Lower Saxony: 159 cities and towns.

  5. List of cities in North Rhine-Westphalia by population

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    Essen. Duisburg. Bochum. Bielefeld. Bonn. Aachen. The following table lists the 76 cities in North Rhine Westphalia with a population of at least 50,000 on 15 May 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. [2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital. The city rank by population as of 15 May 2022, as ...

  6. History of Cologne - Wikipedia

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    The History of Cologne covers over 2000 years of urban history. In the year 50, Cologne was elevated to a city under Roman law and named "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium"; since the Frankish rule it is known as Cologne. The city became an influential merchant stronghold in the early Middle Ages due to its location on the Rhine, which allowed ...

  7. Rhine - Wikipedia

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    The first urban settlement, on the grounds of what is today Downtown Cologne, along the Rhine, was Oppidum Ubiorum, which was founded in 38 BC by the Ubii. Cologne became acknowledged, as a city by the Romans in AD 50, by the name of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. Castellum Nigrum Pullum, Zwammerdam, Netherlands, artist impression Stevie Xinas

  8. Cologne (region) - Wikipedia

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    Cologne (region) Cologne is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the south-west of that state and covers the hills of the Eifel as well as the Bergisches Land. It was created on 30 April 1815, as district of the province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, when Prussia reorganised ...

  9. Cologne Bonn Region - Wikipedia

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    Cologne Bonn Region. The Cologne Bonn Region (German: Region Köln/Bonn) is a metropolitan area in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, covering the cities of Cologne, Bonn and Leverkusen, as well as the districts of Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Oberbergischer Kreis, Rhein-Erft-Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis. The region covers an area of 3,839 ...

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