The following is a timeline of the

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

of the city of

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Prior to the 14th century

* 13 CE -

Germanicus Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was an ancient Roman general, known for his campaigns in Germania. The son of Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia the Younger, Germanicus was born into an influential branch of the Patric ...

headquartered in Cologne. * 15 CE - Town becomes administrative capital of Germania Inferior (approximate date). * 50 CE - Romans establish Colonia. * 80 CE - Eifel Aqueduct built. * 90 CE - Population: 45,000. * 260 - Cologne becomes capital of

Gallic Empire The Gallic Empire or the Gallic Roman Empire are names used in modern historiography for a breakaway part of the Roman Empire that functioned ''de facto'' as a separate state from 260 to 274. It originated during the Crisis of the Third Century, w ...

. * 310 - Bridge built over Rhine. * 313 - Catholic diocese of Cologne established (approximate date). * 451 - The Huns under Attila sack Cologne. * 459 -

Ripuarian Franks Ripuarian or Rhineland Franks (Latin: ''Ripuarii'' or ''Ribuarii'') were one of the two main groupings of early Frankish people, and specifically it was the name eventually applied to the tribes who settled in the old Roman territory of the Ubii, ...

take power. * 475 - Becomes the residence of the Frankish king

Childeric I Childeric I (; french: Childéric; la, Childericus; reconstructed Frankish: ''*Hildirīk''; – 481 AD) was a Frankish leader in the northern part of imperial Roman Gaul and a member of the Merovingian dynasty, described as a king (Latin ''rex ...

. * 716 -

Battle of Cologne The Battle of Cologne was fought near the city of Köln (English: Cologne) (now part of Germany) in the year 716 CE. The battle is known chiefly as the first battle of Charles Martel's command and is the only defeat of his life. History In 7 ...

. * 795 - City becomes Archbishop's see. * 960 -

Great St. Martin Church The Great Saint Martin Church (german: Groß Sankt Martin, mostly shortened to ''Groß St. Martin'', or , ) is a Romanesque Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. Its foundations (c.960 AD) rest on remnants of a Roman chapel, built on what was th ...

founded. * 974 -

St. Andreas Church Reformierte Kirche Uster (native German name, literally: Uster Reformed Church) is an Evangelical Reformed church in the Swiss municipality of Uster in the Canton of Zürich that was built in 1824. The predecessor ''St. Andreas'' church, situated ...

consecrated. * 980 -

Church of St. Pantaleon The Church of Saint Pantaleon (, ) is an early Romanesque church in Cologne, Germany. The church dates back to the 10th century and is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne. The former monastery church is consecrated to Saint Pantaleon ...

consecrated. * 1003 -

Deutz Abbey Deutz Abbey ( or ''Abtei Deutz'') was a Benedictine monastery located at Deutz, now part of Cologne as Köln-Deutz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in 1003 on the site of a Roman fort by the future Saint Heribert, Archbishop of ...

founded. * 1065 -

St. Maria im Kapitol St. Maria im Kapitol (St. Mary's in the Capitol) is an 11th-century Romanesque architecture, Romanesque church located in the Kapitol-Viertel in the old town of Cologne, Germany. The name “im Kapitol“ refers to the Roman temple for the Capi ...

built. * 1106 - Church of the Holy Virgins built (approximate date). * 1114 -

Coat of arms of Cologne The coat of arms of Cologne may refer to the city's coat of arms or to that of the Elector and Archbishop of Cologne. The arms of the city have existed for some 1000 years and have changed several times during the history of Cologne. The first known ...

in use. * 1160 -

St. Cäcilien St. Cecilia's Church (Cäcilienkirche, ) is one of the twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne’s old city, maintained by the Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln, Foundation of Romanesque Churches in Cologne. The present building, little change ...

church built (approximate date). * 1182 - City expands with suburbs and ramparts. * 1184 - Richerzeche formed (approximate date). * 1201 - The city joined the

Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...

. * 1227 -

St. Gereon's Basilica St. Gereon's Basilica (''Basilika Sankt Gereon'') is a German Roman Catholic church in Cologne, dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on 25 June 1920. The first mention of a church at the site, dedicated to St. Gereon, appea ...

built. * 1247 - St. Kunibert church consecrated. * 1248 -

Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral (german: Kölner Dom, officially ', English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of ...

construction begins. * 1250 -

built. * 1259 -

Konrad von Hochstaden Konrad von Hochstaden (or Conrad of Hochstadt) (1198/1205 – 18 September 1261) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1238 to 1261. Life Konrad was a son of Count Lothar of Hochstaden, Hochstadt, canon of St. Maria ad Gradus and of the old Cologne Cath ...

(

Archbishop of Cologne The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and is also a historical state in the Rhine holding the birthplace of Beethoven and northern Rhineland-Palati ...

) expels the Richerzeche. * 1260 - Church of the Minorites built (approximate date). * 1288 - Battle of Worringen.

14th-18th centuries

* 1322 **

choir consecrated. ** Municipal archive in operation (approximate date). * 1334 -

Cologne Charterhouse Cologne Charterhouse (german: Kölner Kartause) was a Carthusian monastery or charterhouse established in the Severinsviertel district, in the present Altstadt-Süd, of Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1334, the monastery developed into the largest ch ...

founded. * 1388 -

University of Cologne The University of Cologne (german: Universität zu Köln) is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in the year 1388 and is one of the most prestigious and research intensive universities in Germany. It was the sixth university to ...

established. * 1396 - Constitution of Cologne in effect. * 1400 -

Gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

artist known as " Master of Saint Veronica" active (approximate date). * 1414 -

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

expelled. * 1447 - built. * 1450 -

Dreikönigsgymnasium The Dreikönigsgymnasium ("Tricoronatum", meaning "Three Kings School", sometimes called in English the College of the Three Crowns) is a regular public Gymnasium (school), Gymnasium located in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1450 by the city of Colo ...

founded. * 1466 - Ulrich Zell sets up

printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in wh ...

. * 1473 - Work on

west front and towers suspended until 19th century * 1475 - City becomes

free imperial city In the Holy Roman Empire, the collective term free and imperial cities (german: Freie und Reichsstädte), briefly worded free imperial city (', la, urbs imperialis libera), was used from the fifteenth century to denote a self-ruling city that ...

. * 1569 - Cologne City Hall building expanded. * 1583/88 -

Cologne War The Cologne War (german: Kölner Krieg, Kölnischer Krieg, Truchsessischer Krieg; 1583–88) was a conflict between Protestant and Catholic factions that devastated the Electorate of Cologne, a historical ecclesiastical principality of the Holy ...

a religious conflict. * 1584 - Apostolic Nuncio established. * 1586 - Battle of Werl. * 1608 - Protestants banished. * 1626 ** Bertram Hilden sets up printing business. ** Witch trials begin (approximate date). * 1709 -

Eau de Cologne Eau de Cologne (; German: ''Kölnisch Wasser'' ; meaning "Water from Cologne"), or simply cologne, is a perfume originating from Cologne, Germany. Originally mixed by Johann Maria Farina (Giovanni Maria Farina) in 1709, it has since come to be a ge ...

launched by

Giovanni Maria Farina Johann Maria Farina 1685–1766 Giovanni Maria Farina (born 8 December 1685, Santa Maria Maggiore; Germanized name: Johann Maria Farina, Francized: Jean Marie Farina – 25 November 1766, Cologne) was an Italian-born perfumier in Germany ...

. * 1734 - ' begins publication. * 1783 - Theater an der Schmierstraße built. * 1794 - Population: 40,000. * 1795 - City directory published. * 1796 - City annexed by

French First Republic In the history of France, the First Republic (french: Première République), sometimes referred to in historiography as Revolutionary France, and officially the French Republic (french: République française), was founded on 21 September 1792 ...

. * 1798 **

closes. ** ' newspaper begins publication.

19th century

* 1801 -

Treaty of Lunéville The Treaty of Lunéville (or Peace of Lunéville) was signed in the Treaty House of Lunéville on 9 February 1801. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Emperor Francis II, who signed on his own behalf as ruler of the hereditary doma ...

incorporates the city into France. * 1802 - Hänneschen puppet theatre founded. * 1815 - Prussians take power, viz

Congress of Vienna The Congress of Vienna (, ) of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon B ...

. * 1823 - Rosenmontag (carnival) begins. * 1827 -

Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne The Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne (german: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln) is a German symphony orchestra based in Cologne. On some recordings, the orchestra goes under the name "Gürzenich-Orchester Kölner Philharmoniker". Its name comes from its ...

formed. * 1839 - Stollwerck confectionery established. * 1840 -

active. * 1842 ** ''

Rheinische Zeitung The ''Rheinische Zeitung'' ("Rhenish Newspaper") was a 19th-century German newspaper, edited most famously by Karl Marx. The paper was launched in January 1842 and terminated by Prussian state censorship in March 1843. The paper was eventually su ...

'' begins publication. ** '' Central-Dombauverein zu Köln'' (Central Cathedral Building Society) recommences construction work on

after 400 years. * 1848 - ''

Neue Rheinische Zeitung The ''Neue Rheinische Zeitung: Organ der Demokratie'' ("New Rhenish Newspaper: Organ of Democracy") was a German daily newspaper, published by Karl Marx in Cologne between 1 June 1848 and 19 May 1849. It is recognised by historians as one of the ...

'' begins publication. * 1849 - Population: 94,789 in city; 497,330 in

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

. * 1850 - Conservatorium der Musik founded. * 1853 - Diözesanmuseum founded. * 1857 - Hotel du Dome opens. * 1859 ** Cathedral Bridge built. **

Köln Hauptbahnhof Köln Hauptbahnhof or Cologne Central Station is a railway station in Cologne, Germany. The station is an important local, national and international transport hub, with many ICE, Thalys and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional Regi ...

opens. * 1860 -

Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes. The term ''zoological g ...

founded. * 1861 ** Wallraf-Richartz Museum and Glockengasse Synagogue built. ** Population: 120,568 in city; 567,435 in

. * 1863 - Hotel Ernst opens. * 1864 - Flora park laid out. * 1872 ** Theater in der built. ** Zimmermann bakery in business. * 1874 - restored. * 1876 - ''

Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger The ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' (KStA) is a German daily newspaper published in Cologne, and has the largest circulation in the Cologne–Bonn Metropolitan Region. ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' has a base of over 100 contributing editors and a wide ...

'' begins publication. * 1877 -

Cologne Stadtbahn The Cologne Stadtbahn is a light rail system in the German city of Cologne, including several surrounding cities of the Cologne Bonn Region (Bergisch Gladbach, Bonn, Bornheim, Brühl, Frechen, Hürth, Leverkusen-Schlebusch, Wesseling). The t ...

opens. * 1880 -

completed. * 1885 ** Population: 239,437. ** City walls dismantled. * 1888 -

Bayenthal Bayenthal (german: Köln-Bayenthal) is a neighbourhood of Cologne, Germany and part of the district of Rodenkirchen. Bayenthal lies on the left bank of the river Rhine, between the district of Innenstadt to the North and Marienburg neighbourhood ...

, Ehrenfeld, Lindenthal and Nippes incorporated into city. * 1890 -

Public Library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are ...

established. * 1894 - Main station rebuilt. * 1900 - Population: 370,685.

20th century

1900-1945

* 1902 - Theater am Habsburger Ring built. * 1904 -

Oper der Stadt Köln The Cologne Opera (German: Oper der Stadt Köln or Oper Köln) refers both to the main opera house in Cologne, Germany and to its resident opera company. History of the company From the mid 18th century, opera was performed in the city's court th ...

formed. * 1905 - Population: 428,503. * 1906 -

Schnütgen Museum The Schnütgen Museum (Museum Schnütgen in German) in Cologne is devoted to Christian religious art, mainly medieval, but some parts of the collection, such as its textiles and prints, extend from antiquity to the modern period. In 1906, the ...

founded. * 1908 - 21 September: Mathematician Minkowski delivers "Raum und Zeit" lecture on

spacetime In physics, spacetime is a mathematical model that combines the three dimensions of space and one dimension of time into a single four-dimensional manifold. Spacetime diagrams can be used to visualize relativistic effects, such as why differen ...

. * 1910 **

Kalk Kalk or KALK may refer to: * Kalk (surname) * Kalk, Cologne, a borough of Cologne, Germany * Kalk, Poland, a settlement in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship * Chemische Fabrik Kalk, a former German chemical company * USS ''Kalk'' (DD-17 ...

and incorporated into city. ** Population: 516,527. * 1911 -

Hohenzollern Bridge The Hohenzollern Bridge (german: Hohenzollernbrücke) is a bridge crossing the river Rhine in the German city of Cologne (German: ''Köln''). It crosses the Rhine at kilometre 688.5. Originally, the bridge was both a railway and road bridge. ...

built. * 1913 -

Rheinpark The Rheinpark (meaning: ''Rhine park'') is a 40 hectare (0,4 km²) large urban park along the right bank of the river Rhine in Cologne, Germany. The park lies between the Cologne districts of Deutz and Mülheim and includes a beach club, a ...

and

Köln Messe/Deutz station Köln Messe/Deutz station (called ''Köln-Deutz'' until November 2004, Colognian: , ) is an important railway junction for long-distance rail and local services in the Cologne district of Deutz in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

open. * 1914 - Werkbund Exhibition held. * 1917 - Konrad Adenauer becomes mayor. * 1919 ** Consulate of Poland opens. ** Population: 633,904. * 1921 - Jawne school built. * 1925 - Population: 705,477. * 1926 **

Airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

opens. ** Kölner Werkschulen established. * 1928 **

Messeturm Köln The Messeturm Köln (German for Fair Tower Cologne) is a highrise building which is 80 meters high, in Cologne, Germany. It is crowned by the sculpture Hermes-Gesichterhttps://architekturfuehrer.koeln/spaziergaenge/rheinboulevard-deutz/5 (in Germ ...

built. ** Polish Consulate relocated to

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

, and replaced by a Polish Consular Agency in Cologne. * 1930 ** Polish Consular Agency closed. ** November: Flood. * 1934 -

reopens. * 1938 - Kristallnacht. * 1939 - Nazi camp for Sinti and

Romani people The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sig ...

established (see also ''

Porajmos The Romani Holocaust or the Romani genocide—also known as the ''Porajmos'' (Romani pronunciation: , meaning "the Devouring"), the ''Pharrajimos'' meaning the hard times ("Cutting up", "Fragmentation", "Destruction"), and the ''Samudaripen'' (" ...

''). * 1940 -

Bombing A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanica ...

begins. * 1942 - III

SS construction brigade The SS-Baubrigaden were a type of Subcamp (SS), subcamp of Nazi Germany, Nazi concentration camps that were first established in Autumn 1942. These units were usually made up of male non-Jewish prisoners—most were Poles or Soviets. Chances of su ...

(

forced labour Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...

camp) established by the SS. Its prisoners were mostly Poles and Soviets. * 1944 ** May: III SS construction brigade camp relocated to

Wieda Wieda is a village and a former municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Walkenried. Wieda is on River Wieda, a tributary of Zorge in the southern part of the ...

. ** 12 August: Ford-Werke subcamp of the

Buchenwald concentration camp Buchenwald (; literally 'beech forest') was a Nazi concentration camp established on hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within Germany's 1937 borders. Many actual or su ...

established. Its prisoners were mostly Soviets. ** 15 August: Köln Stadt subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp established. Its prisoners were mostly Eastern Europeans. ** 27 September: Westwaggon subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp established. Its prisoners were mostly Soviets. ** 25 October: Köln Stadt subcamp of Buchenwald dissolved. Prisoners deported to the main Buchenwald camp. ** November:

Ehrenfeld Group The Ehrenfeld Group (german: Ehrenfelder Gruppe, ; sometimes called the Steinbrück Group, german: Steinbrück-Gruppe, ) was an anti-Nazi resistance group, active in the summer and autumn of 1944. The group, which consisted of over one hundred pe ...

executed. ** November: 1. SS-Eisenbahnbaubrigade subcamp of the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp based in Cologne. * 1945 ** February: Ford-Werke subcamp of Buchenwald dissolved. Prisoners deported to the main Buchenwald camp. ** February: 1. SS-Eisenbahnbaubrigade subcamp relocated from Cologne. ** March: Westwaggon subcamp of Buchenwald dissolved. Many prisoners deported to the main Buchenwald camp, dozens managed to escape. ** American troops capture city.

1946-1990s

* 1946 - ''

Kölnische Rundschau The ''Kölnische Rundschau'' is a regional, independent daily newspaper for the Cologne/Bonn area. It is edited by Cologne Heinen-Verlag, which has its own independent local editorial office. The production of the national section was taken over ...

'' begins publication. * 1947 ** 27 March: Food protest. ** Sport University founded. ** Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunk orchestra formed. * 1949 ** ''

'' resumes publication. ** Cologne Furniture Fair begins. * 1950 - Photokina trade fair begins. * 1951 -

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 throu ...

opens. * 1954 **

Italian Cultural Institute The Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Italian Cultural Institute in English, is a worldwide non-profit organization created by the Italian government. It promotes Italian culture and is involved in the teaching of the Italian language. The creati ...

in Cologne founded. ** Cappella Coloniensis formed. * 1955 ** February–March: City co-hosts the

1955 Ice Hockey World Championships The 1955 Ice Hockey World Championships was the 22nd edition of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Krefeld and Cologne, West Germany from February 25 to March 6, 1955. A total of 14 nations part ...

. ** rebuilt. * 1957 ** Central Station rebuilt. **

Opera house An opera house is a theatre building used for performances of opera. It usually includes a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and building sets. While some venues are constructed specifically for o ...

built. **

Cable Car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems: * Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable ** Aerial tramway ** Chairlift ** Gondola lift *** Bi ...

begins operating. ** City hosts

Bundesgartenschau The Bundesgartenschau BUGA is a biennial federal horticulture show in Germany. It also covers topics like landscaping. Taking place in different cities, the location changes in a two-year cycle. BUGA cities *1951 – Hannover *1953 – Hamburg ...

(national horticulture biennial). * 1960 **

Stadtwerke Köln Stadtwerke Köln GmbH is the infrastructure and services company of the City of Cologne. The company undertakes water supply and electrical, gas, heat and steam energy supply through the subsidiary RheinEnergie. Other subsidiaries provide waste m ...

established. ** Population: 803,616. * 1964 ** ' newspaper begins publication. **

School massacre A school shooting is an attack at an educational institution, such as a primary school, secondary school, high school or university, involving the use of firearms. Many school shootings are also categorized as mass shootings due to multiple c ...

. ** Forstbotanischer Garten created. * 1967 - Kölner Kunstmarkt begins. * 1971 - Cologne University of Applied Sciences formed. * 1973 - headquartered in city. * 1976 - Gebühreneinzugszentrale and

Museum Ludwig Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. It holds many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lich ...

established. * 1977 - headquartered in city. * 1981 -

Colonius Colonius is the Cologne telecommunications tower, which was finished in 1981. The Colonius possesses a cafeteria, viewing platform, and a restaurant, apart from antennas for radio relay and radio services within the VHF range. Because of a missin ...

tower built. Altstadtpanorama 1

* 1983 ** April: Flood. **

Akademie för uns Kölsche Sproch The Akademie för uns Kölsche Sproch (''Academy for our Colognian language'') was established in 1983 by the Stadtsparkasse Köln (Cologne Savings and Loan Association). As part of the bank's foundation for culture, this academy campaigns for the ...

established. * 1984 **

Centrum Schwule Geschichte Centrum Schwule Geschichte e. V. (meaning: ''Gay History Centre''), abbreviated CSG, is a German "LGBT" organization based in Cologne (Köln). CSG maintains a publicly open library and archive, both relating to the history of homosexuality and act ...

established. **

Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB; german: Türkisch-Islamische Union der Anstalt für Religion e.V.; tr, Diyanet İşleri Türk-İslam Birliği) is one of the largest Islamic organisations in Germany. Founded in 1984 ...

headquartered in city. ** Feminale film festival begins. * 1985 ** Käthe Kollwitz Museum opens. ** St. George's School founded. * 1986 - headquartered in city. * 1988 - NS Documentation Center established. * 1990 - Academy of Media Arts Cologne established. * 1991 -

Cologne Conference The Film Festival Cologne (formerly: Cologne Conference) is an international Film and Television Festival that takes place annually in Cologne, Germany. With about 10.000 visitors, the Film Festival Cologne is considered as the best attended festi ...

(television and film festival) and

Cologne Comedy Festival The ''Cologne Comedy Festival'' is an international comedy festival held in Cologne, Germany, every year since 1991. It was founded by Achim Rohde in 1990 in Kleve. The festival initially started by importing comedians from around the world. Durin ...

begin. * 1992 - Cologne Festival of Early Music begins. * 1993 **

Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum The Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum (Imhoff chocolate museum) was opened by Hans Imhoff on 31 October 1993. It is situated in the Cologne quarter of Altstadt-Süd on the Rheinauhafen peninsula. The exhibits show the entire history of chocolate, from ...

opens. **

Cologne Business School The CBS International Business School (CBS) is a state-recognised, private business school which emerged in 2020 from the individual brands Cologne Business School (CBS) and European Management School (EMS). At its locations in Cologne, Mainz, ...

established. **

Ringfest The (aka ) was an annual outdoor music event in Cologne, Germany held for the first time in 1993 and halted in 2006. In various locations of downtown Cologne stages were set up and live bands performed and also other events were presented. The R ...

begins. * 1994 - Central Council of Muslims in Germany headquartered in city. * 1996 - Summerjam reggae festival begins. * 1998 ** September: City hosts the

1998 World Rowing Championships The 1998 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 9 to 18 September 1998 in Cologne, Germany. The World Rowing Championships are organized by FISA, the International Rowing Federation. Medal summary Men's e ...

. ** Lanxess Arena opens. * 1999 ** City website online (approximate date). **

25th G8 summit The 25th G8 Summit was held in Cologne, Germany, on June 18–20, 1999. The venue for this summit meeting was the Museum Ludwig in the central city.Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affai ...

held in Cologne. * 2000 **

Internationale Filmschule Köln The ifs internationale filmschule köln gmbh (''international film school cologne'') is a privately funded film school in Cologne, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany. The film school was founded by Filmstiftung NRW. In the German film school ranking ...

established. ** Population: 962,884.

21st century

* 2001 ** April–May: City co-hosts the

2001 IIHF World Championship The 2001 IIHF World Championship was held between 28 April and 13 May 2001 in Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany. It was the 65th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Venues Qualification Tourname ...

. **

KölnTurm The Cologne Tower (german: KölnTurm) is a 44- storey office skyscraper in the Köln-Neustadt-Nord district of Cologne, Germany that stands high, or , including its antenna. Construction of the tower lasted from June 1999 to November 2001. It is ...

built. ** (archives) headquartered in Cologne. * 2002 - Köln–Frankfurt high-speed rail line begins operating. * 2004 ** 9 June:

. **

MediaPark The MediaPark is an urban regeneration neighborhood in Cologne, Germany, completed by the turn of the millennium. It was set up to accommodate companies of the media and communication industry, as well as cultural institutions, a hotel and some a ...

constructed. * 2005 ** City hosts Catholic

World Youth Day World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized by the Catholic Church that was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985, sometimes nicknamed in later years as the "Catholic Woodstock". Its concept has been influenced by the Light-Li ...

. ** Weltstadthaus built. * 2006 ** International Women's Film Festival Dortmund/Cologne begins. **

KölnTriangle KölnTriangle (formerly also known as ''LVR-Turm'') is a
koelntriangle.de tall building in

Jürgen Roters becomes mayor. * 2010 - Population: 1,007,119 * 2014 - Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki succeeds Joachim Cardinal Meisner as archbishop of Cologne * 2015 - Henriette Reker becomes first female mayor of Cologne, one day after an assassination attempt on her at a market in Braunsfeld * 2015-2016 - 2015-16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany * 2017 ** May: City co-hosts the

2017 IIHF World Championship The 2017 IIHF World Championship, the 2017 edition of the annual Ice Hockey World Championships, was held from 5 to 21 May 2017 in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The official tournament mascots were Asterix and Obelix, the main characters f ...

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Cologne Central Mosque The Cologne Central Mosque (german: DITIB-Zentralmoschee Köln, tr, Köln Merkez-Camii) is a building commissioned by German Muslims of the Organization DITIB for a large, representative ''Zentralmoschee'' (central mosque)English translation i ...

is completed. * 2018 ** January: Flood. ** 13 June: Terrorist plot foiled. ** 15 October: 2018 Cologne attack

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