Cologny

Cologny

Cologny is a municipality in the canton of Geneva in Switzerland.

The church on the left side of Lake Geneva includes the village of Cologny and among others, the hamlet of La Belotte and Ruth.

History

1208 is mentioned under the name Colognier the community. In the hamlet La Belotte can be found on the lake shore settlements from the Neolithic period.

Attractions

Traffic

In Cologny the Geneva Trolleybus operated by Transports Publics Genevois transport company (TPG ) wrong.

Others

Mary Shelley wrote here at the Villa Diodati the novel Frankenstein. In Cologny the later Federal Gustave Ador was born.

In Cologny the Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, one donated by Martin Bodmer Literature Museum.

The World Economic Forum (WEF ) has its seat in Cologny and employs around 350 people here.

Population

197355
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