Cologne
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Cologne
Summary
Cologne is a Hanseatic city[1]. Cologne ranks in the top 2% of hanseatic_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,281 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Cologne is located in Cologne Government Region[3].
- Cologne is in the country of Germany[4].
- Cologne is in the country of Germany[5].
- Cologne is on the body of water Rhine[6].
- Cologne's head of government is recorded as Torsten Burmester[7].
- Cologne's instance of is recorded as metropolis[8].
- Cologne's instance of is recorded as Roman city[9].
- Cologne's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[10].
- Cologne's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
- Cologne's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[12].
- Cologne's instance of is recorded as free imperial city[13].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Erft District[14].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Sieg District[15].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Berg District[16].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Leverkusen[17].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Mettmann[18].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Kreis Neuss[19].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Hürth[20].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Pulheim[21].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Frechen[22].
- Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium is named after Cologne[23].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cologne-Innenstadt[24].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rodenkirchen[25].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lindenthal[26].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ehrenfeld[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Germany[4], a sovereign state[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1949[30]. Cologne is located in Cologne Government Region[3]. Cologne is on the body of water Rhine[6].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include metropolis[8], Roman city[9], urban municipality in Germany[10], big city[11], urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[12], and free imperial city[13].
History and Context
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium is named after Cologne[23].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Cologne include Cologne Government Region[31], a government region of North Rhine-Westphalia[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1816[34]; Cologne Bonn Airport[35], a commercial airport[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1939[38]; Lanxess Arena[39], a music venue[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1998[42]; Cologne S-Bahn[43], a S-Bahn[44], in Germany[45]; Hamburg-Köln-Express[46], a railway undertaking[47], in Germany[48], founded in 2009[49]; Cologne Beltway[50], a motorway ring road[51], in Germany[52]; Art Cologne[53], an art fair[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1967[56]; and Butzweilerhof[57].
Why It Matters
Cologne ranks in the top 2% of hanseatic_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,281 views/month).[2] Cologne has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Cologne is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Cologne include Cologne Government Region[31], a government region of North Rhine-Westphalia[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1816[34]; Cologne Bonn Airport[35], a commercial airport[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1939[38]; Lanxess Arena[39], a music venue[40], in Germany[41], founded in 1998[42]; Cologne S-Bahn[43], a S-Bahn[44], in Germany[45]; Hamburg-Köln-Express[46], a railway undertaking[47], in Germany[48], founded in 2009[49]; and Cologne Beltway[50], a motorway ring road[51], in Germany[52].