Bad Godesberg

Bad Godesberg
Stadtbezirk of Bonn

Godesburg ruins

Coat of arms
Bad Godesberg

Coordinates: 50°41′0″N 07°9′0″E / 50.68333°N 7.15000°E / 50.68333; 7.15000Coordinates: 50°41′0″N 07°9′0″E / 50.68333°N 7.15000°E / 50.68333; 7.15000
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region Cologne
District Bonn urban district
Town Bonn
Government
  Bezirksvorsteherin Simone Stein-Lücke (CDU)
Area
  Total 31.97 km2 (12.34 sq mi)
Population (2004-01-01)
  Total 70,525
  Density 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 53173-53179
Dialling codes 0228
Vehicle registration BN
Website Official Website

Bad Godesberg is a municipal district of Bonn, southern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From 1949 till 1999 (while Bonn was the capital of West Germany), the majority of foreign embassies to Germany were located in Bad Godesberg. Some buildings are still used as embassy 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

The town is twinned with several towns:

Education

Secondary schools

International schools

Trivia

References

  1. Stiehl, Eckart (1997). Die Stadt Bonn und ihr Umland: ein geographischer Exkursionsführer. Ferd. Dümmlers Verlag. ISBN 978-3-427-71661-7.
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