Bonn is located on the the Rhine in the south of the Land of Rhineland-of-North-Westphalia, to 30 km in the South of Cologne and 60 km in the North of Coblentz.

Between 1949 and 1990, the city was capital, between 1990 and 1999 seat of the government of the the Federal Republic of Germany. Since it a statute of " has; fédérale" city;.

History

The Romains built a bridge on the the Rhine towards the year 10 av. J. - C., in territory Éburon, close to a place called Bonna . After the battle that the Romans delivered in the year 9 of the Christian era, they transformed the camp into a fort to accommodate 7.000 legionaries. This establishment had the row of Roman colony, under the name of Colonia Julia Bonna in the higher province of Germanie, of which it followed the history.

Of 1288 with 1803, the city was the residence of the Archbishops and Princes voters of Cologne.

Of 1794 with 1814, the city was under French domination (integrated as from 1797 in the department of the Rhine-and-Moselle).

From 1814, it was attached to the Prussia. Bonn was the capital of the the Federal Republic of Germany between 1949 and 1990. The capital became Berlin following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the German Réunification (integration of the German Democratic republic with the the Federal Republic of Germany). However, as much for financial reasons that policies (the Fédéralisme in particular), of many ministries, embassies and other political institutions were not moved. Bonn is today the single city of Germany which has a statute of " fédérale" city; (Bundesstadt).

The Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität (the University of Bonn) is one of most prestigious of Germany. It is the first employer of the city.

Policy

The mayor of Bonn is social democrat the Barbara Dieckmann, re-elected the September 26th 2004 for five years with 56,8% of the votes.

Famous people

  • the Musicien Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) is originating in Bonn.

  • Karl Marx began its studies of right to the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in 1835.
  • Friedrich Nietzsche began its studies of traditional philology and of theology in Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in 1864.
  • Robert Schumann began his studies of right to Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in 1904.
  • the contractor Hans Riegel (1893 - 1945), founder of Haribo ( ha NS IH egel Bo N) is originating in Bonn, where it passed all his life.
  • the Pape Benoît XVI taught with the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn of 1959 to 1969.
  • Klaus Barbie is native of Bonn Bad Godesberg.
  • Politicians:
    • Gunther Scholl is native of Bonn and is buried there.
    • Andreas Matthae young man political of the SPD.

Culture

Museums

  • the Beethovenhaus , house of birth of Ludwig van Beethoven

  • the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik (House of the history of the Federal republic)
  • the Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut Museum Alexander Koenig (Museum Alexander Koenig of the zoological research institute)
  • the Kunstmuseum Bonn (Museum of art of Bonn)
  • the Rheinisches Landesmuseum (Rhenish regional Museum)

Festivals and events

Twinnings

  • Bonn-Hardtberg with
  • Bonn-Beuel with
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References

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