German Cities by Wikipedia Descriptions

Straddling the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps, it is the seat of the Bavarian Administrative Region of Upper Bavaria, while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany.

It is the largest city on the river Rhine and also the most populous city of both the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region and Rhineland.

Its zoological garden is the most visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide.

The city was known as the Jewel Box, because of its baroque and rococo city centre.

It is the seat of Germany's oldest stock exchange and the world's oldest merchant bank, the Berenberg Bank.

It is located at the confluence of two rivers: the Rhine and the Dussel, a small tributary.

Because of the city's relevance to the Holy Roman Empire and its position in the centre of Germany, the Nazi party chose the city to be the site of huge Nazi party conventions.

It is Germany's eighth most populous city as well as the second most populous city in the area of former East Germany, after (East) Berlin.

On the river Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with the neighboring city of Offenbach am Main and its urban area has a population of 2.3 million.

It is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony.

It is the largest city of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area with some 5.1 million inhabitants as well as the largest city of Westphalia.

Its university, founded in 1386, is Germany's oldest and one of Europe's most reputable universities.

Several major companies are headquartered in the city, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes- Benz and Daimler AG.

It is the largest city on the river Weser, the longest flowing river entirely in Germany.

It is famous as a university city, the birthplace of Beethoven, as well as the capital city of the Electorate of Cologne from 1597 to 1794 and West Germany from 1949 to 1990.