Koelnmesse GmbH (''Cologne Trade Fair'') is an international trade fair and exhibition center located in
Cologne,
North Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany. With around 80
trade fairs and over 2,000
conferences annually, Koelnmesse is one of the country's largest trade fair organisers and with 284,000 m² exhibition floor area the third largest by area.
The Cologne Trade Fair ground was founded in 1922. Until 2005, the trade fair was based in the historic Rheinhallen, and since then moved into new premises next to them. The old
Fair Tower Cologne (''Messeturm Köln'') is a landmark building from 1928 and features a tower restaurant on the top floor.
Since 2018, the fair has been undergoing the greatest renovation works in its history. They are expected to last until 2030 and cost €600 million. Two thirds of that amount will be spent renovating the seven southern halls, dating from the 1970s.
Trade fairs
The following
trade fairs, among others, are held in Cologne:
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Anuga, the world's most important food and beverage trade fair
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Anuga FoodTec
Anuga FoodTec (official subtitle: "International Supplier Fair for the Food and Beverage Industry") is a trade fair for the food and beverage industry. It covers aspects of food production including process technology, filling and packaging te ...
, the supplier fair for the food and drink industry
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Art Cologne
Art Cologne is an art fair held annually in Cologne, Germany and was established in 1967 as ''Kölner Kunstmarkt''. It is regarded as the world's oldest art fair of its kind. The fair runs for six days and brings together galleries from more tha ...
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Dmexco
The DMEXCO (pronounced D-M-EXCO / Digital Marketing Expo & Conference) is an annual trade fair for digital marketing and advertising. The largest congress trade fair for the digital industry in Europe has been held in Cologne, Germany since 200 ...
, the leading international exposition and conference for the digital industry
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EuVend
Eu'Vend (official subtitle ''the international trade fair for the vending industry'') is organised every two years by Cologne Trade Fair (Koelnmesse) at the fairground in Cologne - Germany. The conceptual sponsor of the fair is the German Ven ...
, the international trade fair for the
vending industry
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Gamescom, most important trade fair for interactive games and entertainment in Europe
*
Imm Cologne
The imm Cologne (internationale möbelmesse) is an international, publicly open furniture trade show held at '' Koelnmesse'' exhibition centre in Cologne, Germany, every year in January.
The exhibition's primary focus is contemporary furnitur ...
, leading trade fair for the furniture sector
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Intermot, international motorcycle, scooter and bicycle fair
* Internationale Süßwarenmesse (ISM), world's largest confectionery trade fair
*
Photokina
Photokina (rendered in the promoters' branding as "photokina") is a trade fair held in Europe for the photographic and imaging industries. It is the world's largest such trade fair. The first Photokina was held in Cologne, Germany, in 1950, an ...
, the world's leading fair for photography and imaging
Location
The trade fair grounds lie in Cologne's right-Rhenish district of
Deutz, directly adjacent to
Köln Messe/Deutz station to the south. Among others, the station has
ICE
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connections by
Deutsche Bahn
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describes itself as the ...
to
Köln Hbf and
Cologne/Bonn Airport
Cologne Bonn Airport (german: Flughafen Köln/Bonn 'Konrad Adenauer') is the international airport of Germany's fourth-largest city Cologne, and also serves Bonn, former capital of West Germany. With around 12.4 million passengers passing thro ...
. West of the trade fair grounds lies the ''
Rheinpark'', a 40 hectare large park on the River
Rhine, and ''Tanzbrunnen'',
Koelnkongress.com
/ref> an open-air theater.
Apart from the Köln Messe/Deutz station to the south, the Cologne trade fair center is also served by the Cologne Stadtbahn Koelnmesse station to the East.
Subsidiaries
Image gallery
File:Koelnmesse exhibition grounds in Cologne, Germany (48986476073).jpg, Koelnmesse exhibition center in Cologne, Germany
References
External links
Koelnmesse.com
koelnkongress.com
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Tourist attractions in Cologne
Buildings and structures in Cologne
Economy of Cologne
Convention centres in Germany
Trade fairs in Germany
Event venues established in 1924
1924 establishments in Germany