Post on 12-Jan-2016
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About CologneThis project will show you some interesting
facts about Cologne
Cologne is the fourth biggest city in Germany
There live 991.395 people.
Cologne is divided into 86 districts ,which are divided into nine municipalities.They are called:
Innenstadt, Rodenkirchen, Lindenthal, Ehrenfeld, Nippes, Chorweiler, Porz, Kalk, Mühlheim
The municipalities
The Emblem of Cologne
The colours red and white mean that Cologne is a Hanse-City. That means Cologne is a big trade point. The three crowns are reminiscents of the Three Kings, whose bones are kept in Cologne Cathedral. The eleven black flames stand for the eleven thousand women of the story of Saint Ursula. You can read it here:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/golden294.htm
The Rhein
The Rhein is the reason that Cologne is a Hanse-City. The Rhein rises in Switzerland and ends in the Northsea. In Cologne seven bridges cross the Rhein. They are called:
Autobahnbridge, Südbridge, Severinsbridge, Deutzerbridge, Hohenzollernbridge, Zoobridge, Mühlheimer bridge.
Hohenzollernbridge
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne is famous for two things: Cologne carnival and the Cologne Cathedral. Cologne Cathedral is one of the biggest churches of the world. It is 157 meters high. It is a pilgrim place, because the bones of the Three Kings were kept in the Cologne Cathedral in a golden shrine.
The golden shrine Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Carnival
Many people who live in Cologne like to celebrate a big festival called Carnival.Carnival starts on November eleventh and finishes about 50 days before Easter. The Cologne people call this time the fifth season. At the peak of Carnival, which are the last six days, there are many Carnival parades and celebrations in the pubs. Many people wear costumes.