Cologne

Cologne (, ; Kölsch dialect: Kölle ) is Germany's fowert-lairgest ceety (efter Berlin, Hamburg an Munich), an is the lairgest ceety baith in the German Federal State o North Rhine-Westphalie an athin the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Aurie, ane o the major European metropolitan areas wi mair nor ane million inhabitants. It is ane o the auldest ceeties in Germany, haein been foondit bi the Ubii in the year 38 BC. The name is derived frae that o the Roman dounset, Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium.

Cologne lies on the River Rhine. The ceety's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat o the Catholic Archbishop o Cologne. The University o Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is ane o Europe's auldest varsities.

Cologne is a major cultural centre o the Rhineland an haes a vibrant airts scene. Cologne is hame tae mair nor 30 museums an hunders o galleries. Exhibitions range frae local auncient Roman archeological sites tae contemporary graphics an sculpture. The Cologne Trade Fair hosts a nummer o trade shows such as Airt Cologne, imm Cologne (Internaitional Furniture Fair) an the Photokina. Cologne is an aa well-kent for its celebration o Cologne Carnival, the annual reggae summerjam, an Cologne Gay Pride.

Athin Germany, Cologne is kent as an important media center. Several radio an television stations, includin Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), RTL an VOX, hae thair heidquarters in the ceety. Baith Pro7 an Sat.1 produce TV shows in Cologne as well. Further, the ceety hosts the Cologne Comedy Festival, which is considered tae be the lairgest comedy festival in mainland Europe.

 Twin touns — sister ceeties 

Cologne is "twinned" wi the follaein ceeties:

  Liverpuil, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1952
  Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, syne 1958
  Liège, Belgium, syne 1958
  Lille, Fraunce, syne 1958 
  Rotterdam, Netherlands, syne 1958
  Turin, Italy, syne 1958
  Kyoto, Japan, syne 1963
  Tunis, Tunisie, syne 1964
  Turku, Finland, syne 1967
  Neukölln, Germany, syne 1967
  Cluj-Napoca, Roumainie, syne 1976
  Tel Aviv, Israel, syne 1979
  Barcelona, Spain, syne 1984  Beijing, Cheenae, syne 1987
  Corinto/El Realejo, Nicaragua, syne 1988
  Cork, Ireland, syne 1988
  Indianapolis, Unitit States, syne 1988
  Thessaloniki, Greece, syne 1988
  Volgograd, Roushie, syne 1988
  Treptow-Köpenick, Germany, syne 1990
  Katowice, Poland, syne 1991
  Bethlehem, Palestine, syne 1996
  Istanbul, Turkey, syne 1997
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sync 2011
  Dnipro, Ukraine, syne 2024

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