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Cologne (Brescian: Culogne) is a town and commune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Cologne is located in Franciacorta at the foot of Monte Orfano . Neighbouring communes are Coccaglio , Erbusco , Palazzolo sull'Oglio and Chiari .
The population increased substantially after World War II, when many people from Southern Italy settled here (especially from Apulia). After being subject for a long time to the influence exerted by San Maurizio al Lambro (which is now part of the municipality as a hamlet) Cologno received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree ...
The first urban settlement, on the grounds of what is today Downtown Cologne, along the Rhine, was Oppidum Ubiorum, which was founded in 38 BC by the Ubii. Cologne became acknowledged, as a city by the Romans in AD 50, by the name of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. Castellum Nigrum Pullum, Zwammerdam, Netherlands, artist impression Stevie Xinas
Cologne Cathedral The Electorate of Cologne (red) and neighboring states in the mid-18th century. The Electorate of Cologne (German: Kurfürstentum Köln), sometimes referred to as Electoral Cologne (German: Kurköln), was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that existed from the 10th to the early 19th century.
English: A locator (text-free) map showing the Electorate of Cologne as of 1645. This is based on Willem and Joan(nes) Blaeu's 1645 map File:Blaeu 1645 - Coloniensis Archiepiscopatus.jpg. Cologne was not part of the Electorate, although it was part of the Archibishopric. The gray lines show modern day national borders.
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.
سبع دول، محيط، وأكثر من ألف ميل بينهم وبين أحلامهم لمستقبل أفضل.
Map of Cologne, 1633. 1322 Cologne Cathedral choir consecrated. Municipal archive in operation (approximate date). 1334 - Cologne Charterhouse founded. 1388 - University of Cologne established. [1] 1396 - Constitution of Cologne in effect. [citation needed] 1400 - Gothic artist known as "Master of Saint Veronica" active (approximate date). [5 ...