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Cologne Cathedral

Also known as High Cathedral of St. Peter, Hohe Domkirche St. Petrus

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Cologne Cathedral is in Cologne. The nearest other World Heritage site is Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces, about 13 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Cologne · about 1,004,000 peopleat the site
  • Bonn · about 681,000 peopleabout 25 km south
  • Düsseldorf · about 1,220,000 peopleabout 35 km north
  • Wuppertal · about 777,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
  • Duisburg · about 1,277,000 peopleabout 55 km north
  • Essen · about 1,742,000 peopleabout 55 km north
Cologne CathedralCologne5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Cologne Cathedral and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesAugustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces1Zollverein Coal Mine2Aachen Cathedral3Lower German Limes4The Great Spa Towns of Europe5Cologne Cathedral
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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