- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 50 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport17 km
- DUS Düsseldorf Airport40 km
About Colonius
Colonius is a landmark. Location: Cologne, Cologne, Urban District.
Colonius is the Cologne telecommunications tower, which was finished in 1981. The Colonius possesses a cafeteria, viewing platform, and a restaurant, apart from antennas for radio relay and radio services within the VHF range. Because of a missing leaseholder the restaurant has been closed since 1994, and the viewing area closed since 1999 for fire safety reasons. At the time of its completion the Colonius was 252.9 meters high. In 2004 a radio tower added by helicopter increased the height to 266 meters.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1981
- Heritage designation
- architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Height
- 266 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Colonius
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bridge Hohenzollern Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Colonius
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 10° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 46 | 58 | 52 | 66 | 79 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Colonius
The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cologne, 2 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 17 kmsoutheast
- Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) Düsseldorf 40 kmnorth
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 79 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Cologne Population: 1M 2 kmsoutheast
- Leverkusen Population: 162.7K 10 kmnorth
- Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 15 kmeast
- Bonn Population: 330.6K 26 kmsoutheast
- Solingen Population: 164.4K 27 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Colonius
Within 100 km: 532 historic and cultural sites, 2,857 natural sites, 884 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km190 places
- Kemper Werth Island 23 kmSE
- Liblarer See Lake 16 kmSW
- Dhünntalsperre Lake 24 kmNE
- Sengbachtalsperre Lake 25 kmNE
25–60 km1,080 places
- Iterbach River 58 kmSW
- Olef River 52 kmSW
- Versetalsperre Lake 59 kmNE
- Urfttalsperre Lake 53 kmSW
60–100 km3,003 places
- Île Monsin Island 97 kmW
- Île de Franche Garenne Island 92 kmW
- Lac de la Gileppe Lake 78 kmSW
- Lac d'Eupen Lake 69 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Herkules-Berg Mountain, Cologne0.8 km NE
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Romano-Germanic Museum Museum, Cologne2 km E -
Museum Ludwig Museum, Cologne2.1 km E -
bridge Hohenzollern Landmark, Cologne2.4 km E
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St. Joseph Attraction, Cologne0.8 km W
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Dominikanerkloster Köln Attraction, Cologne1.6 km E
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Köln St. Gereon Attraction, Cologne1.1 km SE
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Gereon Mill Tower Historic site, Cologne1.1 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Cologne City, Cologne2 km SE -
Nippes Neighbourhood, Cologne2.5 km NE -
Neustadt/Nord Neighbourhood, Cologne1.1 km E
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Neuehrenfeld Neighbourhood, Cologne1.2 km N
Sources & licences
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