Demographics of Cologne Demographics of Cologne Cologne () is Germany's fourth-largest city and the largest city in the Rhineland. As of 31 December 2011, there were officially 1,017,155 residents. The city is center of the Cologne/Bonn Region with around 3 million inhabitants (including the neighboring cities of Bonn, Hürth, Leverkusen, and Bergisch Gladbach). The walls of Colonia Agrippina covered an area of 96.8 hectares, but the population density within the walls remains uncertain. Since the construction of the Medieval wall in 1180, the area of the old imperial city of Cologne has not changed for more than 600 years and was only extended
History of the Jews in Cologne and its rabbi. The first Cologne rabbi was The synagogues of the community had the following cantors: All of them contributed to the enrichment of synagogue music. The rectors of the community school were Cologne Jews, involved in the larger Jewish community were The most important Jewish names in the economic life of the city during the nineteenth century were Jews involved in politics were Jews involved in the arts were During the 1930s Cologne had many Jewish lawyers (125 at number) and doctors. The Judengasse, near the Rathaus, reminds of the former Jewish quarter. During French annexion of Cologne,