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The geographical location of Bonn

The infrastructure of Bonn

Important dates of Bonn

Population of Bonn

History of Bonn

Why Bonn should be Capitale

Some nice pictures of BonnSome nice pictures of Bonn

Rhine and Post Tower View from the “Kennedybrücke”

University of Bonn Post Tower Cathedral “Bonn Münster”

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Geographical LocationGeographical Location

Bonn is a beautiful city Bonn is a beautiful city near the river Rhine.near the river Rhine.

In the North is the In the North is the „Siebengebirge“ and in „Siebengebirge“ and in the South the Cologne the South the Cologne EmbankmentEmbankment

Three Quarters of the city Three Quarters of the city is west of the Rhine and is west of the Rhine and one quarter east of the one quarter east of the RhineRhine

of Bonnof Bonn

That was Bonn in the year 1946That was Bonn in the year 1946

The InfrastuctureThe Infrastucture

Today has Bonn 313611 inhabitants

Bonn is 141,22 km² big

Per km² lives 2221 people

The traffic situation in Bonn is very good

The international airports Cologne/Bonn, Frankfurt, and Düsseldorf are fast attainable by motorway

The train situation inBonn is one of the best in Europe

The federal highways B9 and B42 as well as motorways A562, A555 and A565 running in the city provide for an optimal binding to the long-distance traffic ways A3, A61 and A4.

Important dates of Bonn:Important dates of Bonn:30 BC: The emergence of Bonn

13-9 BC: Bonn was named “Bonnburg”

9.century: The Normannen devastated the country in and "Bonnburg" were left.

1597: Bonn was officially capital and residence for the electorate of Cologne.

1689: Bonn survived the Thirty Years War intact, but was almost completely destroyed during the War of the League of Augsburg

Max Franz von Habsburg founded the first university in Bonn

1848: The Industrialisation passed Bonn

1904: From 1904 the city grew by incorporating the surrounding towns and villages

Word War 2: Much of Bonn's inner city was destroyed by aerial bombing

1990: parliament decided that Berlin should again be the German capital and seat of government

Why Bonn should be the capitalWhy Bonn should be the capitalof Europeof Europe

Bonn has a very good infrastructure:

- many federal highways (A562; A555; A565; A3; A4; A61)

- three international airports in the near (Cologne/Bonn; Frankfurt; Düsseldorf)

- one of the best train situation in Europe

- a good ship situation (because of the river Rhine)

Bonn has a very good geographical location:

- near the river Rhine- in the North is the “Siebengebirge” and in the South the Cologne Bay