Cologne Lowland
Cologne Lowland is a region in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, centered around the cities of Cologne and Bonn on the river Rhine. With around 3 million inhabitants, it is one of Germany's most populated areas, and it houses many institutions of national and global stature, including world-renowned universities, federal institutions and business headquarters.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Cologne and Bonn.
Cologne
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Cologne is a city on the Rhine river in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the fourth largest city in Germany with around 1.1 million residents. It is one of the nation's media, tourism and business hotspots, and is considered one of the most liberal cities in Germany.
Bonn
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The federal city of Bonn is one of the largest cities in the Cologne Lowland, second only to Cologne in population, with 330,000 residents in 2020. Despite the size, it maintains a cosy, relaxed atmosphere of a small town, featuring mostly low-rise buildings, a charming old town and a lot of greenery.
Leverkusen
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Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Siegburg and Bad Honnef.
Siegburg
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Siegburg is a city in the district of Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on the banks of the rivers Sieg and Agger, 10 kilometres away from the former capital Bonn and 26 km away from Cologne.
Bad Honnef
Bad Honnef is a spa town in the end of the Middle Rhine Valley in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state between Königswinter and Linz an Rhein. To the north it lies on the slopes of the Drachenfels mountain, part of the Siebengebirge.
Troisdorf
Troisdorf is a city in the district of Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany. It is located along the rivers Agger and Sieg.
Brühl
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Brühl is a town in the Rhineland, Germany. It is located in the district of Rhine-Erft, 20 km south of the Cologne city center and at the edge of the Rhineland Nature Park, a famous nature reserve.
Sankt Augustin
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Sankt Augustin is a town in the Rhein-Sieg district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is named after the patron saint of the Steyler missionaries, Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Königswinter
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Königswinter is a town at the Rhine in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state between Bonn and Bad Honnef at the Siebengebirge near the Middle Rhine Valley.
Cologne Lowland
- Type: Depression
- Description: area of Germany
- Also known as: “Kölnische Bucht”
- Categories: natural region and depression
- Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Cologne Lowland” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kölner Bucht”
- Chinese: “科隆低地”
- Dutch: “Keulse Bocht”
- German: “Köln-Bonner Bucht”
- German: “Köln-Bonner Rheinebene”
- German: “Kölner Bucht”
- Hebrew: “שפלת קלן”
- Romanian: “Kolner Bucht”
- Romanian: “Kölner Bucht”
- Russian: “Кёльнская низменность”
- Spanish: “bahía de Colonia”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Colonia”
- Spanish: “llanura de Colonia”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Cologne Lowland”. Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.