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Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia with its 963,395 inhabitants is located in Germany - some 297 mi (or 478 km) West of Berlin, the German capital.

Local time in Cologne is 03:33 AM (Friday). The local timezone is "Europe / Berlin" with an UTC offset of 2 hours.

Troisdorf, Neuss, Leverkusen, Koblenz, Kleve, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Dortmund, Dormagen, Bergisch Gladbach and Aachen are locations relativly near and might be worth to explore when in that area.A few smaller and closer locations interesting to discover when around could be Raderberg, Lindenthal, Klettenberg, Neuehrenfeld and Koeln-Ehrenfeld.

According to our database, there are 6 airports in the area. The closest airport is Cologne-Bonn Airport with a distance of 8.4 mi (or 13.6 km) north-west of the centre of Cologne. Have a look at our dedicated picture gallery to get a glimpse of what this destinations is like. Want to see live images? Visit our page with of local webcams. Need some inspiration for finding attractions and want to know more about this place? Check the related Cologne attractions page. The same applies for local events and videos.

Cologne Gallery

Köln @ Night

Köln @ Night
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Güterbahnhof aus helicopter

Güterbahnhof aus...
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Deutsche Welle

Deutsche Welle
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Sightseeing & Attractions

Deutschlandfunk: national information radio station. ...
Distance to Cologne: 2.1 mi South - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 50.9, 6.96

Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge: located in Cologne, Germany. Completed in 1954, it has a main span of 378 metres. ...
Distance to Cologne: 2.9 mi South-East - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 50.9, 6.99

Reissdorf: "Reissdorf" was founded in 1894 by Heinrich Reissdorf in Cologne. It produces a top fermented beer called Reissdorf Kölsch. ...
Distance to Cologne: 4.4 mi South-East - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 50.88, 6.99

Events & Activities

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May

04:00 PM: Oper Kln / Puccini: Tosca

25
May

07:30 PM: Tosca

25
May

08:00 PM: Musik der Zeit [4]: Märchen-Mechanik. -...

26
May

12:00 AM: Fundament

26
May

12:00 AM: VELUX EHF FINAL4

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Webcams

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Travel Information

Here are some basic travel facts about Cologne in a single report for your convenience.

Population:
963,395
Languages spoken:
German
Local electricity:
230V - 50Hz
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies:
900, 1800 MHz and 3G
Decimal Coordinates:
50.933 and 6.950 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 50° 55' 59" and E 6° 57' 0"
Distance from Capital:
297 miles (or 478 kilometres) West
Closest Airports:
Cologne-Bonn Airport
Dusseldorf International Airport...
Aachen/Merzbruck Airport
Geilenkirchen Airport
Dortmund Airport
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Local Time: 03:33 AM (Friday)
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Timezone: Europe / Berlin
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:33 am and 9:25 pm

Did you know? ...

Cologne is known by different spellings and names throughout the world. These are the ones we know of.

Köln, Augusta Ubiorum, Colonia Agrippinensis, Koeln, Keulen, Colonia, Kolonia, Culonia, Kolín nad Rýnem, Kolonjo, Colonia Agrippina, Kölle, Kolín nad Rýnom, Kelnas, Lungsod ng Cologne, Келн, Colonia Claudia Agrippina

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