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 (16,155 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 shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Erft District[13].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Sieg District[14].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Berg District[15].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Leverkusen[16].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Mettmann[17].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Rhein-Kreis Neuss[18].
- Cologne's shares border with is recorded as Hürth[19].
- Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium is named after Cologne[20].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cologne-Innenstadt[21].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rodenkirchen[22].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lindenthal[23].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ehrenfeld[24].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nippes[25].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chorweiler[26].
- Cologne's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Porz[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], and urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[12].
History and Context
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium is named after Cologne[20].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Cologne include Cologne Bonn Airport[31], a commercial airport[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1939[34]; Lanxess Arena[35], a music venue[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1998[38]; Butzweilerhof[39], an air base[40], in Germany[41]; Cologne Tower[42], a tower block[43], in Germany[44], founded in 2001[45]; .koeln[46], a generic top-level domain[47], founded in 2014[48]; Art Cologne[49], an art fair[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1967[52]; .cologne[53], a generic top-level domain[54]; and Köln[55].
Why It Matters
Cologne ranks in the top 2% of hanseatic_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,155 views/month).[2] Cologne has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Cologne is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Cologne include Cologne Bonn Airport[31], a commercial airport[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1939[34]; Lanxess Arena[35], a music venue[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1998[38]; Butzweilerhof[39], an air base[40], in Germany[41]; Cologne Tower[42], a tower block[43], in Germany[44], founded in 2001[45]; .koeln[46], a generic top-level domain[47], founded in 2014[48]; and Art Cologne[49], an art fair[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1967[52].