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Cologne is the largest city in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, one of the major European metropolitan regions and the biggest in Germany. The city has a population of more than 1 million.

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Reports & Analysis

Elena Kolbasnikova with her lawyer Markus Beisicht in a courtoom

Cologne court fines pro-Russia Ukrainian

Cologne court fines pro-Russia Ukrainian

Elena Kolbasnikova has spoken out in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Society24 hours ago
City view of Berlin

Top 10: Germany's largest cities

Top 10: Germany's largest cities

Germany has many cities worth seeing. We present the 10 largest with their tourist highlights.
TravelMay 30, 202310 images
Ukrainian art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova, dressed all in black and wearing glasses, stands in front of two artworks hanging on the wall at Museum Ludwig, Cologne on May 2023.

Reclaiming the history of Ukrainian art

Reclaiming the history of Ukrainian art

Art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova is working in exile in Cologne to de-Russify Ukrainian modern art.
CultureMay 28, 2023
Rescue workers were on the scene after a train crashed into a group of workers near Cologne

Train crashes into group of people, killing two near Cologne

Train crashes into group of people, killing two near Cologne

Police say the victims were part of a group of rail construction engineers, working on the tracks.
May 4, 2023
Jonas Hector will wave goodbye to football after 13 years at Cologne and 14 as a professional player.

Cologne's Jonas Hector: for the happiness, not the glory

Cologne's Jonas Hector: for the happiness, not the glory

Jonas Hector played in Cologne for the first time since announcing his retirement at the end of the season.
SportsApril 29, 2023
Aerial view of Notre Dame Cathedral with surrounding buildings

Notre Dame: State of the restoration 4 years since the fire

Notre Dame: State of the restoration 4 years since the fire

Notre-Dame is to reopen again in December 2024 — "more beautiful than ever."
CultureApril 15, 2023
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Skip next section In the spotlight

In the spotlight

Several people holding trolleys and bags pick up food donations from a group of tables

Cologne priest fights the poverty crisis

From the basement of his church, Franz Meurer is helping the rising number of people living in poverty in Germany.
SocietyOctober 11, 2022
People dressed up as clowns during a Carnival celebration in Cologne

Germany: Carnival party is on despite COVID wave

As COVID infections soar in Germany, the November 11 parties are still on. But Cologne's main act faces a positive case.
CultureNovember 10, 2021
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Opinion

DW Matthew Ford Sports

Empty stadiums are illogical

Matt Ford
Commentary
SoccerJanuary 15, 2022
Deutsche Welle Strack Christoph Portrait

Judaism belongs in Germany

Christoph Strack
Commentary
ReligionFebruary 21, 2021

Opinion: Stöger announcement reveals Dortmund's desperation

Commentary
SportsDecember 10, 2017
Hallam Mark Kommentarbild App

Opinion: VAR merely prolongs the injustice

Mark Hallam
Commentary
SoccerOctober 14, 2017
Felix Tamsut Kommentarbild

Opinion: Stop blaming Cologne fans for others' mistakes

Felix Tamsut
Commentary
SoccerSeptember 15, 2017
Kersten Knipp

Farewell to the idyll

Kersten Knipp
Commentary
SocietyJanuary 8, 2017