1. General Information :
Köln is a municipality located in western Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the largest town of the Land, ahead of of Düsseldorf and Dortmund, and the fourth largest city of Germany in terms of population (behind Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich).
Population: 1 027 504 inhabitants
Location: Germany
Twinned with: Igny (France) ; Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) ; Thessaloniki (Greece) ; Tunis (Tunisia) ; Beijing (China) ; Istanbul (Turkey); Berlin (Germany); Corinto (Nicaragua) ; Cluj-Napoca (Romania) ; Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg); Indianapolis (United States) ; Liverpool (United Kingdom) ; Rotterdam (Netherlands) ; Turku (Finland) ; Lille (France) ; Hazebrouck (France) ; Barcelona (Spain) ; Brive-la-Gaillarde (France) ; Rijeka (Croatia) ; Turin (Italy) ; Katowice (Poland) ; Liège (Belgium) ; Wattignies (France) ; Cork (Ireland) ; Tel-Aviv (Israel) ; Kyōto (Japan) ; Bethlehem (Palestine) ; Volgograd (Russia)
2. The City in our Network :
The City and Efus
Member since 2016
The City and the National Forum, the German European Forum for Urban Security (DEFUS)
Member of DEFUS since 2016
Vice-president of DEFUS from January 2017
3. Further information :
Interview with Henriette Reker, mayor of Cologne
