Kleine illustrierte Geschichte der Stadt Köln

The "Little Illustrated History of the City of Cologne" is the beginner's book on Cologne's history. It is aimed at anyone who wants to familiarize themselves with Cologne's more than 2000-year history for the first time or again. With its numerous color illustrations, newly designed maps, info boxes and its well-founded presentation, this standard work offers a reliable, easy-to-read overview of the history of the Rhenish metropolis. The reader embarks on a journey through 2000 years that begins with the Ubians and the Romans and ends in our present day. How did the city on the Rhine develop into the largest German city of the Middle Ages? How did the "hilly Cologne" with its many churches and monasteries come into being? How did people live in past centuries in a city of supra-regional importance? What was the importance of the economy, how did wars u.