COLOGNE, the capital of the circle of the Lower Rhine, in Germany, situated on the Rhine, about forty-five miles east of Maastricht; E. long. 6° 40', N. lat. 50° 50'. It is one of the largest and most elegant cities of Germany, being the see of an archbishop, who is one of the electors of the empire, and has a yearly revenue of 130,000l.
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