Cologne / German: Köln [kœln]
is the largest city of Germany’s most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city in Germany.
With 3.6 million people in the urban region and 1.1 million inhabitants within its city proper, and also the most populous city of both the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and the Rhineland.
Centered on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of NRW’s state capital Düsseldorf and 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Bonn. It is classified as a GaWC Gamma+ world city.The city’s medieval Catholic Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), the third-tallest church and tallest cathedral in the world, constructed to house the Shrine of the Three Kings, is a globally recognized landmark and one of the most visited sights and pilgrimage destinations in Europe.
Cologne is famous for Eau de Cologne, that has been produced in the city since 1709Cologne is a major cultural center for the Rhineland; it hosts more than 30 museums and hundreds of galleries. (Source : wikipedia/Cologne)
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