Cologne is situated on the Rhine River; it’s the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth largest city in Germany with more than 1.000.000 inhabitants. It is one of the countries media, business hot spots, tourism. Cologne, known to be one of the most liberal cities in Germany. There are most important commercial and cultural centers in western Germany. It is famous all over the world for its 12 great Romanesque churches. The city’s famous Cologne Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop in Cologne. The University of Cologne is one of Europe’s oldest and largest universities.

 

Cologne is a major cultural center for the Rhineland; it is home to more than thirty museums and hundreds of galleries. Exhibitions vary from local ancient Roman archaeological sites to contemporary graphics and sculpture. The Cologne Fair Trade hosts a number of trade shows such as Cologne Gamescom, imm cologne, art cologne. It has an excellent public transport network consisting of buses, trams and local trains. It is home to numerous universities and colleges, and host to some 72,000 students. Its oldest university, University of Cologne is the largest university in Germany, as the Cologne University of Applied Sciences is the largest university in the country for Applied Sciences. The Cologne University of music and dance is the largest conservatory in Europe.