Viva Colonia! What you have never been to Cologne. Then you missed a lot. Cologne is not only worth mentioning as the home of the impressive cathedral or the famous local beer style, no, the city's more than 2.000 year old history is worth exploring. Evidence of its age is the name of the city of Cologne itself. This is derived from the original name of the Roman settlement “Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium”, which in turn takes its name from Empress Julia Agrippina, the wife of Emperor Claudius received. Agrippina was born on the Rhine. So you see, there is pure history in every little aspect of Cologne. Now there is a good overview Germany's fourth largest city expensive!
The best thing to do now is to take care of a city map with sights. Countless apps delight you with the claim that they are the best for your Cologne. Honestly, they can all do the same thing. They are cumbersome digital copies of travel guides with map solutions that leave you scrolling sorely. Google offers you the same more easily. We'll show you how to carve your own offline map from Google maps here.
Better a paper city map than a magnifying glass for your smartphone
YES we know, the forests are dying and you should use less paper. (To compensate for this, there are now wonderful apps that help you plant trees.) However, electricity is rarely 100% eco-friendly, and neither is your journey. So let's not be more papal than the Pope! We have made it our mission to find you the optimal city map with sights for Cologne from the depths of the Internet. All maps available for download below are in a printable format and are scalable to a readable size. This means you can use your card directly and print it out on a DIN-A3 sheet, for example.
The advantages of a paper Cologne city map?
The Advantages of a printed city map are obvious:
- Low value - it doesn't hurt anyone if you lose it
- Simply scribble your thoughts, your bucket list and what you want to discover in Cologne on the map and circle your personal hot spots.
- Lightweight and easy to store, whether crumpled or folded
- Can be used on sunny days but also in the rain - have you ever tried to read your cell phone display in direct sunlight, or do you really want to expose your cell phone to spraying rain?
- Overview – an entire city in front of you at a glance, without swiping or zooming
- Souvenir – the “used”, dirty and crumpled card as a souvenir of an absolutely awesome trip
Unfortunately, material from the Cologne Tourist Office is subject to a charge
The comprehensive fund and information material is logically available in the city's official tourism office. On this page seeThere are sufficient brochures and complete information 39 travel guides with city maps ready. Unfortunately there is a fee. Only the specially released one is free to download Visit Cologne Guide the Cologne Tourism GmbH. Although Cologne is making an incredible effort, too simple city maps for children To create them, they can only be applied for in a complicated form using a form. Welcome to office! Of course, the city maps are also available on site and for free in the local tourist information centers. However, planning in advance is even easier. What we have already experienced in tourist offices we reported here.
Your free city map to download
Simply choose your favorite and click on the link. None of these city maps were made by us. We've just compiled them here and are happy to be able to pass on some traffic to the creators ;-). Have fun with it – here’s to a perfect city trip.
Our Cologne city maps selection
If you have problems downloading this map, you will also find a PDF version in print quality here.
You can find a lot more maps of the railway and rail network for direct download on the website CVD.
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