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Cologne Country: Germany

Cologne by the Numbers:

Population: 970,000 Land Area: 156 square miles Average Annual Rainfall: 30 inches Average January Temperature: 34 degrees F Average July Temperature: 68 degrees F

Quick Facts:

Major Industries: automotive, banking, engineering, pharmaceutical, chocolate, eau de cologne Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz; standard flat two-pin plug Time Zone: GMT + 1 Country Dialing Code: 49 Area Code: 221

Did You Know?

Italian expatriate Johann Maria Farina created a fragrance and named it after his hometown. That of course is famously known as eau de Cologne or "water from Cologne." The original fragrance is still produced in Cologne today.

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Cologne is the largest city of the German Province of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city is located on the central western side of Germany.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000 32

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1d89ef787b38599d42f178b96f7571b1 German countryside The German cathedrial, almost identical to the French cathedral opposite One of the customs collecting points from the middle ages
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