Facts about Cologne -
1. Origin of "eau de cologne" (or in German, Kolnisch Wasser - "Water from Cologne"). It was originally mixed by Johann Maria Farina in 1709, it is now a generic term used for perfumes with concentration of 2%-5% and 70%-90% ethanol. Farina was born on 8 December 1685 in Santa Maria Maggiore in North West Italy (Piedmont/Piemonte).
2. Cologne became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815
3. Occupied by the British Army of the Rhine until 1926 under the terms of the Armistice
4. Over 60% of the built up area was destroyed as a result of air raids in World War 2
4. Occupied by the American First Army in 1945
1. Origin of "eau de cologne" (or in German, Kolnisch Wasser - "Water from Cologne"). It was originally mixed by Johann Maria Farina in 1709, it is now a generic term used for perfumes with concentration of 2%-5% and 70%-90% ethanol. Farina was born on 8 December 1685 in Santa Maria Maggiore in North West Italy (Piedmont/Piemonte).
2. Cologne became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815
3. Occupied by the British Army of the Rhine until 1926 under the terms of the Armistice
4. Over 60% of the built up area was destroyed as a result of air raids in World War 2
4. Occupied by the American First Army in 1945
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