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The name of the city of Cologne is derived from its Latin name Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, this goes back to the Roman empress Agrippina. In the early Middle Ages, Cologne was an important city. Against the background of the gradual decline of the Roman Empire, it was conquered by the Franks around the year …