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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