Cologne is a city district (kreisfreie Stadt) and metropolis in Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the Rhine River, north of Bonn and south of Neuss and Düsseldorf. Cologne, with 1,083,498 inhabitants (December 31, 2020),[1] is the fourth largest city in Germany and the largest in North Rhine-Westphalia. About 2,500,000 people live in the metropolitan area. Cologne is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Cologne and the unofficial capital of the Rhineland. The kreisfreie Stadt has an area of 405.01 km².
The history of the city goes back more than 2,000 years. Cologne played an important role in church and politics from the Middle Ages onward. It used to be part of the Electorate of Keur-Keulen.
The city is famous for its rich history, cultural and architectural heritage and a number of large and international events, such as the carnival and trade fairs. Cologne also has a university, one of the oldest in Europe, and an airport, which it shares with Bonn.
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