History of Cologne

The History of Cologne, Germany's oldest major city, can be broken into several periods.

Read more about History Of Cologne:  Roman Period, Frank, Merovingian, and Carolingian Periods, Prince-Archbishops and Electors of Cologne, Hanseatic League, French Occupation, Prussian Period, Weimar Republic, Third Reich, Jews in Cologne, Postwar Cologne

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