Cologne
Most populous city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Also known as Kreisfreie Stadt Köln · Cologne, Germany · Cologne (Germany) · Kölle · Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium - in Laitn
- Country
- Germany(since 1990)
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- , Nazi Germany(1933–1945)
- , Weimar Republic(1919–1933)
- +12 more
- Germany(since 1990)
- Located in
- Cologne Government Region(since 1816)
- , Electorate of Cologne(0953–1803)
- Population
- 1,025,523(December 31, 2025)
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- , 1,024,621(December 31, 2024)
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Sources- 1.Stated in register of German municipalities (2024)Retrieved 2026-06-29
- , 1,087,353(December 31, 2023)
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Sources- 1.Stated in register of German municipalities (2023)Retrieved 2024-11-16
- +20 more
- 1,025,523(December 31, 2025)
- Area
- 405.01 km²(December 31, 2017)
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Sources- 1.“Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)”destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/LaenderRegionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Administrativ/Archiv/GVAuszugQ/AuszugGV4QAktuell.htmlRetrieved 2019-03-10
- , 405.02 km²(2016)
- 405.01 km²(December 31, 2017)
- Elevation
- 59 m
- Head of government
- Torsten Burmester(since 2025)
- , Henriette Reker(2015–2025)
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Sources- 1.stadt-koeln.de/politik-und-verwaltung/oberbuergermeisterin/die-frau-hinter-dem-amtRetrieved 2025-05-02
- , Jürgen Roters(2009–2015)
- +7 more
- Postal code
- 51149
- , 50667
- , 50668
- +41 more
- Website
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
374 statements · 18% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Local dialing code
- 221
- 2232 applies to part: Meschenich
- 2233 applies to part: Rondorf, Hochkirchen
- 2234 applies to part: Weiden, Marsdorf
- 2236 applies to part: Hahnwald, Sürth
- 2203 applies to part: Porz
- Twinned administrative body
- Liverpool(since 1952)
- Esch-sur-Alzette
- Lille
- Liège(since 1958)
- Rotterdam
- Turin
- Kyoto(since 1963)
- Tunis
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- Turku
- Neukölln
- Cluj-Napoca(since 1976)
- Tel Aviv
- Barcelona
- Beijing
- Thessaloniki
- Cork
- Corinto
- Indianapolis(since 1988)
- Volgograd(since 1988)
- Treptow-Köpenick
- Katowice(since 1991)
- Bethlehem(since 1996)
- Istanbul(since 1997)
- Rio de Janeiro(since 2011)
- Jiaozuo
- Short name
- Kn
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- K
- Kn
- Native label
- Köln pronunciation audio: De-Köln3.ogg · ipa transcription: [kœln]
- Kölle pronunciation audio: Koelle.ogg · ipa transcription: [ˈkœɫə]
- Official name
- Stadt Köln
- Member of
- association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia(since 1993)
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Sources- 1.agfs-nrw.de/mitglieder/koeln.htmlRetrieved 2018-04-18
- 2.agfs-nrw.de/agfs-partner/unsere-mitgliederRetrieved 2026-04-14
- Climate Alliance(since 1993)
- Mayors for Peace(since 1986)
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Sources- 1.mayorsforpeace.org/english/membercity/map/europe.htmlRetrieved 2019-07-04
- Städtetag Nordrhein-Westfalen
1
- Landschaftsverband Rheinland
1
Sources- 1.“Gebiet und Mitglieder LVR”lvr.de/lvr/ueber-uns/das-sind-wir/gebiet-und-mitglieder/Retrieved 2026-08-14
- Association of German Airports subject has role: extraordinary member
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- International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities described at url: iaks.sport
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- League of Historical Cities
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- World Cities Culture Forum(since 2024)
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Sources- 1.“Cologne joins World Cities Culture Forum”worldcitiescultureforum.com/2024/09/24/cologne-joins-world-cities-culture-forum/Retrieved 2024-09-24
- WAGEV
- association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia(since 1993)
- Male population
- 528,075(September 30, 2021)
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Sources- 1.statistikportal.de/de/produkte/gemeindeverzeichnisRetrieved 2022-01-14
- 529,368(October 31, 2019)
- 528,075(September 30, 2021)
- Female population
- 555,423(September 30, 2021)
1
Sources- 1.statistikportal.de/de/produkte/gemeindeverzeichnisRetrieved 2022-01-14
- 556,296(October 31, 2019)
- 555,423(September 30, 2021)
- Demonym
- Kölner applies to part: masculine singular, masculine plural
- Kölnerin applies to part: feminine singular
- Kölnerinnen applies to part: feminine plural
- Cologner
- Kolonjano
- colonés applies to part: masculine singular
- colonesa applies to part: feminine singular
- Colognais applies to part: masculine singular
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- Colognaise applies to part: feminine singular
- Hashtag
- Köln
- Social media followers
- 1,755(April 11, 2024) mastodon address: koeln@social.cologne
- 1,737(March 16, 2024) mastodon address: koeln@social.cologne
- 1,703(February 12, 2024) mastodon address: koeln@social.cologne
- Geoshape
- Data:Deutschland/Nordrhein-Westfalen/Köln.map
- Number of viewers/listeners
- 517,649(November 24, 2025) youtube channel id: UC1aXiUqUBeUpDC5ipyBj70g · youtube handle: koeln
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- 517,649(November 24, 2025) youtube channel id: UC1aXiUqUBeUpDC5ipyBj70g · youtube handle: koeln
On other databases
142 identifiers linking Cologne across the web's reference databases
- Apple Maps "auid" identifier7250315929447080634
- ArchINFORM location ID402
- Armeniapedia ID16007
- Australian War Memorial IDPL2521
- BabelNet ID00020695n
- BBC News topic IDczv669dvwemt
- BBC Things ID47fb5638-6885-4979-a9ea-1de417465776
- BHCL UUIDbbc2d413-3e92-4b80-b353-525706773a65
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11931745m
- Biblissima authority IDQ27394
- Bluesky handlestadt-koeln.de
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDköln-30
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10238704
- CANTIC ID981060868474906706
- Catholic Encyclopedia ID04116a
- Comic Vine ID4020-64233
- Cultureel Woordenboek IDidioom/keulen
- Data Commons IDnuts/DEA23
- De Agostini IDColònia+(città+della+Germania)
- Der Spiegel topic IDkoeln
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--435514
- Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire ID299
- Early Modern Letters Online location IDd9b29744-9a05-49d8-babd-7837aa09f998
- Enciclopedia dell'Arte Medievale IDcolonia
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Cologne-Germany
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDcologne
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)2sPeUX
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)526908
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ2554513
- EU Participant Identification Code997438973
- EU VAT numberDE122790626
- Facebook location ID115735848437200
- Facebook usernamestadt.koeln50
- FactGrid item IDQ10400
- Fandom article IDgermany:Cologne
- FAST ID1208521
- France 24 topic ID (French)cologne
- Freebase ID/m/01v8c
- GADM IDDEU.10.24_1
- GayCities IDcologne
- GeoNames ID3247451
- German district key05315
- German municipality key05315000
- German regional key053150000000
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7004446
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3035-3196
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Cologne
- GitHub topickoeln
- Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online IDCologne (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
- GND ID4031483-2
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDcolonia-3
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0018863
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDKöln
- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal IDkiol-n-192363
- Grove Art Online IDT018654
- Harper's tagcologne
- HASCDE.NW.KO
- HDS ID006585
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDKOLOLNJO30LW
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30357
- IdRef ID026371677
- Image Archive, Herder InstituteQ365
- INaturalist place ID29486
- Instagram usernamestadt.koeln
- Interlingual Index IDi82974
- ISNI0000000123094618
- J9U entity ID987007547793305171
- Japan Search name IDケルン
- Joconde discovery IDT115-307
- Joconde location IDT84-647
- Klexikon article IDKöln
- Klimadashboard.de region IDc1f139a7-813d-4c64-b981-12d75e81455f
- KSW place ID78296
- Kulturenvanteri taxonomy ID6692
- Larousse IDville/wd/114115
- Le Figaro tag IDCologne
- Lex IDKöln
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn80050882
- LinkedIn company or organization IDstadt-koeln
- Listal IDplace/cologne
- Mastodon addresskoeln@social.cologne
- Museum-digital place ID99
- MusicBrainz area IDb8a2776a-eedf-48ea-a6f3-1a9070f0b823
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/EE8C831F-D848-4998-B294-999DD89523AF
- National Library of Brazil ID001069447
- National Library of Ireland IDvtls001143159
- National Library of Israel ID (old)000979263
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN IDXX5471666
- National Library of Wales Authority IDcologne-germany
- NDL Authority ID00628473
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