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An important financial and diplomatic global center, the cosmopolitian city of Geneva is Switzerland's French-speaking city and the second-largest in the country. 

One of the crowning symbols of Geneva is the monumental Jet d'Eau, a fountain of water pumped 140 meters into the air. The city is great to explore on a bicycle or on foot starting from the old town. Among Geneva’s most notable sights are the Cathédrale St-Pierre, and the Bourg-de-Four square at the heart of the Old town, a square, dominated today by café terraces amidst magnificent 16th-, 17th-, and 18th-Century architecture and the iconic 18th-Century flowered fountain. Geneva has a huge number of restaurants for a city of its size, which is mainly due to its international community bringing a far greater culinary variety than in any other Swiss city. 

Cologny, located some six kilometers northeast of Geneva, is a well-known and somewhat refined suburb, also known as the "Beverly Hills" of Geneva, offering spectacular views over Lake Léman, the largest and bluest of all the lakes in Switzerland. Geneva Golf Club, a beautiful course with stunning panoramic views over Lake Geneva, is also located in this suburb. This golf course is popular among those holidaying in Geneva and remains open from March through December; it features 18 holes, a golfing school, driving range, practice areas, and restaurant with excellent views to the lake.

Cologny's landscape is very different from Geneva’s urban style. It consists mainly of villa-style residential housing, with very few commercial outlets. Its country lanes weave between fields and open woods. Several luxury estates are located here, with one of the most famous ones being Villa Diodati on the Chemin de Ruth, and where Lord Byron stayed during the summer of 1816, writing and touring the lake region with Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. It is said that the idea for the novel Frankenstein came to Mary Shelley during her stay at the villa in Cologny.

Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, in Cologny, provides a great museum attraction, and one of the greatest private libraries ever assembled; 160,000 works of literature of unique historical value can be found there, including medieval manuscripts, one of the few copies of the Gutenberg Bible, and the oldest surviving text of the Gospel of St. John.

The municipality, which is on the left bank of Lake Geneva, includes several further sub-sections or (villages) such as Saint-Paul, Stade-de-Frontenex, Rampe-de-Cologny, Ruth-Nant d'Argent, and Prés-de-la-Gradelle.

How Many People Live in Geneva?

Population: 194,458

What Languages Are Spoken in Geneva?

Language: Primarily French, but English, German, and Italian widely spoken

What is the Currency in Geneva?

Currency: Swiss Franc

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