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Bad Godesberg

Coordinates: 50°41′0″N 07°9′0″E / 50.68333°N 7.15000°E / 50.68333; 7.15000
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Bad Godesberg
Godesburg ruins
Godesburg ruins
Coat of arms of Bad Godesberg
Bad Godesberg within Bonn
Bad Godesberg is located in Germany
Bad Godesberg
Bad Godesberg
Bad Godesberg is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bad Godesberg
Bad Godesberg
Coordinates: 50°41′0″N 07°9′0″E / 50.68333°N 7.15000°E / 50.68333; 7.15000
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionCologne
DistrictBonn urban district
TownBonn
Government
 • BezirksvorsteherinSimone Stein-Lücke (CDU)
Area
 • Total31.97 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2004-01-01)
 • Total70,525
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53173-53179
Dialling codes0228
Vehicle registrationBN
WebsiteWebsite

Bad Godesberg (Kölsch: Bad Jodesbersch) is a municipal district of Bonn, southern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From 1949 to 1999, while Bonn was the capital of West Germany and later Germany, most foreign embassies were in Bad Godesberg. Some buildings are still used as branch offices or consulates.

Geography

Aerial view of Mehlem, Bad Godesberg

Bad Godesberg is located along the hills and cliffs of the west bank of the Rhine river, in west central Germany. Godesberg is also the name of the steep hill, of volcanic origin, on the top of which are the ruins of the Godesburg, a castle destroyed in 1583 during the Cologne War.

History

The following events occurred, per year:

Infrastructure

Bonn-Bad Godesberg station is on the Left Rhine line and the line 16 and 63 of the Bonn Stadtbahn.

Twin towns - sister cities

Church of St Severin, Bad Godesberg

Bad Godesberg is twinned with:[2]

Education

Secondary schools

International schools

Notable residents

  • Klaus Barbie (1913–1991), SS and Gestapo functionary during the Nazi era.

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Stiehl, Eckart (1997). Die Stadt Bonn und ihr Umland: ein geographischer Exkursionsführer. Ferd. Dümmlers Verlag. ISBN 978-3-427-71661-7.
  2. ^ "Städtepartnerschaften. Städtefreundschaften". bonn.de (in German). Bochum. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. ^ "Authorities To Close Muslim School in Bonn." Deutsche Welle. 11 November 2003. Retrieved on 24 July 2016.