Cologne

Summary

Cologne is a Hanseatic city^[1]. Cologne ranks in the top 2% of hanseatic_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,339 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]; Cologne Government Region^[39], a government region of North Rhine-Westphalia^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1816^[42]; Cologne Tower^[43], a tower block^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 2001^[46]; Cologne S-Bahn^[47], a S-Bahn^[48], in Germany^[49]; Art Cologne^[50], an art fair^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1967^[53]; Butzweilerhof^[54], an air base^[55], in Germany^[56]; and .koeln^[57].

Why It Matters

Cologne ranks in the top 2% of hanseatic_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,339 views/month).^[2] Cologne has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] Cologne is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

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]; Cologne Government Region^[39], a government region of North Rhine-Westphalia^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1816^[42]; Cologne Tower^[43], a tower block^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 2001^[46]; Cologne S-Bahn^[47], a S-Bahn^[48], in Germany^[49]; and Art Cologne^[50], an art fair^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1967^[53].