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Free Imperial City: Cologne coat of arms. The history of Cologne covers over 2000 years of urban history. In the year 50, Cologne was elevated to a city under Roman law and named "Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium"; since the Frankish rule it is known by derivatives of simply Colonia, including German Cöln (later Köln) and French (borrowed into English) Cologne.
The city has five Rhine ports, [7] the second largest inland port in Germany and one of the largest in Europe. Cologne Bonn Airport is the second largest freight terminal in Germany. [7] Today, the Cologne trade fair (Koelnmesse) ranks as a major European trade fair location with over 50 trade fairs [7] and other large cultural and sports events.
He named his fragrance Eau de Cologne, in honour of his new hometown. [4] The Eau de Cologne created by Farina was used only as a perfume and delivered to "nearly all royal houses in Europe". [5] His ability to produce a constantly homogeneous fragrance consisting of dozens of monoessences was seen as a sensation at the time.
In the early 18th century, Johann Maria Farina (1685–1766), an Italian living in Cologne, Germany, created a fragrance. He named it Eau de Cologne ("water from Cologne") after his new home. Over the next century, the fragrance became increasingly popular.
At 157 m (515 ft), the cathedral is the tallest twin-spired church in the world, the second tallest church in Europe after Ulm Minster, and the third tallest church of any kind in the world. [7] Construction of Cologne Cathedral began in 1248 but was halted in the years around 1560, [8] unfinished. Attempts to complete the construction began ...
1991 - Cologne Conference (television and film festival) and Cologne Comedy Festival begin. 1992 - Cologne Festival of Early Music begins. 1993 Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum opens. Cologne Business School established. Ringfest begins. 1994 - Central Council of Muslims in Germany headquartered in city. [29] 1996 - Summerjam reggae festival begins. 1998
The Historical Archive of the City of Cologne (German: Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln, or Kölner Stadtarchiv for short) is the municipal archive of Cologne, Germany. It ranks among the largest communal archives in Europe. A municipal archive has existed in Cologne since the Middle Ages. The oldest inventory of charters in the archive is ...
Cologne (perfume) or Eau de Cologne, a perfume originating from Cologne, Germany, also generically a type of perfume Perfume, as a generic term; Cologne (pigeon), a World War II RAF messenger pigeon; Cologne phonetics, a phonetic algorithm; Ford Cologne V6 engine, an automobile engine built in Germany by the Ford Motor Company