Cologne (region)
Template:Infobox German Regierungsbezirk Cologne is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the south-west of that state and covers the hills of the Eifel as well as the Bergisches Land.
It was created in 1815, when Prussia reorganised its internal administration. In 1972 the Regierungsbezirk Aachen was incorporated.
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50°50′N 6°55′E / 50.83°N 6.92°E
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