Country Germany Region seat Cologne Area 7,365 km² | State North Rhine-Westphalia Website bezreg-koeln.nrw.de Capital Cologne | |
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Population 4.393 million (31 Dec 2010) Destinations Cologne, Aachen, Bonn, Monschau Clubs and Teams 1. FC Köln, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Kölner Haie Points of interest Great St Martin Church, Basilica of the Holy Apostles, Imhoff‑Schokoladenmuseum, Fragrance Museum, Cologne Cathedral Colleges and Universities University of Cologne, RWTH Aachen University, University of Bonn, German Sport University, Technical University of Cologne | ||
Cologne is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the south-west of that state and covers the hills of the Eifel as well as the Bergisches Land.
Map of Cologne, Germany
It was created in 1815, when Prussia reorganised its internal administration. In 1972 the Regierungsbezirk Aachen was incorporated.
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Cologne (region) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA