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Cologne Destination Guide

Discover Cologne in Germany

Cologne in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia with its 963,395 habitants is a place located in Germany - some 297 mi or ( 479 km ) West of Berlin , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Cologne

Local time in Cologne is now 10:42 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Arnhem, Amsterdam, and Brussels. When in this area, you might want to check out The Hague . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Cologne ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Survival German: Top Ten German Words for Tourists - Visit Germany

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www.woltersworld.com Whenever you travel it is always good to know at least a few words to help you "survive" your trip. Here we have the top ten words you will need in German for when you visit or tr ..

Cologne Gay Pride Weekend 2009 - Köln CSD 2009

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Gay Pride Weekend in Cologne (Köln) Germany from 3 to 5 July 2009. Theme: 40 Years of Gay Pride; Your/Our Freedom has a history. Street Markets, Street Parties and a Parade on Sunday in the city on th ..


Journey

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Die auf dieser Website veröffentlichten Werke unterliegen dem internationalen Urheberrecht. Die unerlaubte Vervielfältigung oder Weitergabe sämtlicher Werke des Künstlers Rosmanczyk ist nicht gestatte ..

Canon EOS 6D

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London, UK, 17 September 2012 -- Canon today unveils its latest EOS DSLR for serious photography enthusiasts -- the EOS 6D. A similar size and weight to the EOS 60D, the EOS 6D is the world's lightest ..


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Interesting facts about this location

A-Musik

A-Musik is a record label for experimental music, a record distributor and a music store. A-Musik is based in Cologne and was founded by Georg Odijk in 1995. The A-Musik record label also runs sub-labels Fuji Rekodsu and Sieben. A-Musik shares its offices with the Sonig label, run by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma from Mouse on Mars with Frank Dommert.

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Located at 50.93 6.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Alternative rock record labels, Culture in Cologne, Electronic music record labels, Experimental music record labels, German independent record labels, Record labels established in 1995

Schnütgen Museum

The Schnütgen Museum (Museum Schnütgen in German) in Cologne (Köln), Germany is devoted to Christian religious art, mainly medieval, but some parts of the collection, such as its textiles and prints, extend from antiquity to the modern period. In 1906, the collection of Alexander Schnütgen was donated to the city, and the collection has continued to expand, so that until the opening of a new building in 2010, only about 10% of its 13,000 items could be displayed.

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Tags: Art museums and galleries in Germany, Innenstadt, Cologne, Medieval art, Museums in Cologne, Religious museums

Neumarkt (KVB)

Neumarkt is a Stadtbahn station in Innenstadt, Cologne. The station is divided in an overground part for low-floor trains and an underground part for high-floor trains. It is important as a junction between the low-floor east-western lines (1, 7, 9) and the high-floor lines (3, 4, 16, 18).

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Tags: Cologne KVB stations, Innenstadt, Cologne, Railway stations opened in 1969

Weltstadthaus (Cologne)

The Weltstadthaus, housing a department store in Cologne, Germany, was designed by Renzo Piano and completed in 2005, following a lengthy legal battle concerning the structural engineering of the core building. It covers up a main traffic artery, the Nord-Süd-Fahrt, and faces Europe's most frequented shopping mile, the Schildergasse.

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Tags: Buildings and structures in Cologne, High-tech architecture, Innenstadt, Cologne, Landmarks in Cologne, Renzo Piano buildings

Schildergasse

The Schildergasse is a shopping street in central Cologne, Germany, and with 13,000 people passing through every hour, it is the busiest shopping street in Europe. The Schildergasse is a designated pedestrian zone and spans about 500 meters from Hohe Straße on the Eastern end to Neumarkt on the Western end. The street dates back to Roman times, where it was the city's Decumanus Maximus. During the Middle Ages it was home to artists who painted coats of arms where the street got its name from.

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Tags: Busking venues, Innenstadt, Cologne, Pedestrian streets in Germany, Shopping districts and streets, Shopping districts and streets in Germany, Streets in Cologne, Visitor attractions in Cologne

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Cologne