Bad Godesberg | |
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 Godesburg ruins | |
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Bad Godesberg within Bonn
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 Location of Bad Godesberg | |
  Bad Godesberg  Bad Godesberg | |
| Coordinates:50°41′N07°9′E / 50.683°N 7.150°E /50.683; 7.150 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Bonn urban district |
| Town | Bonn |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Christoph Jansen (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.97 km2 (12.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 76,156 |
| • Density | 2,382/km2 (6,170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 53173-53179 |
| Dialling codes | 0228 |
| Vehicle registration | BN |
| Website | Website |
Bad Godesberg (Kölsch:Bad Jodesbersch) is a borough (Stadtbezirk) ofBonn, southernNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From 1949 to 1999, while Bonn was the capital of theFederal Republic of Germany, most foreignembassies were in Bad Godesberg. Some buildings are still used as branch offices orconsulates.
Bad Godesberg is located along the hills and cliffs of the west bank of theRhine 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 theGodesburg, a castledestroyed in 1583 during theCologne War.
The following events occurred, per year:
Bonn-Bad Godesberg station is on theLeft Rhine line and the line 16 and 63 of theBonn Stadtbahn.
Circa 2018 a new police station was being built on formerHaribo property.[4]
Bad Godesberg istwinned with:[5]
Saint-Cloud, France (1957)
Frascati, Italy (1960)
Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (1960)
Kortrijk, Belgium (1964)Bad Godesberg has friendly relations with:[5]
Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany (1962)
Yalova, Turkey (1969)A whole series of literary works take place in Bad Godesberg. The protagonist ofJuli Zeh’s novel "Spieltrieb" (Gaming instinct) are students at the school Päda. Occurring locations in the novel are the school and the villa district.Heinrich Böll’s novel "Frauen vor Flußlandschaft" is set in the villa district between Bonn and Bad Godesberg.On October 30 the documentary piece "Zwei Welten" ("Two worlds") byIngrid Müller-Münch had its premiere as a chamber play. The author explains that it shows Bad Godesberg in the change of time. It is a city where the worlds of "rich German people" and migrants collide. Nine actors perform excerpts from a protocol of mostly young inhabitants of Bad Godesberg, that Müller Münch took record of. In the pre-report of the piece, theFrankfurter Rundschau called it a "Bad-Godesberg-Phänomen" (Bad Godesberg phenomenon). According to Müller-Münch, these two worlds were closer in Bad Godesberg than they were anywhere else.
Over the course of each year, there are always many diverse events and festivals that are being organized by the Stadtmarketing Bad Godesberg e.V. (city marketing department of Bad Godesberg). Some of which are flea and antique markets, a French market, a kids’ rally ("Tag der Kleinen Bad Godesberger"/"Day of the small Bad Godesbergers"), a city party, a Christmas Market, and a street food festival. The 23rd German Fire department day took place in Bad Godesberg from June 21 until June 25, 1961. The first CTIF Games took place in Bad Godesberg, since then the International Association of Fire and Rescue Services CTIF organizes the event every four years in different cities.
SeveralCarnival clubs have devoted themselves to the upkeep of Rhenish traditions, especially the Godesberger Stadtsoldatenkorps (city soldier corps), the Fidelen Burggrafen (merry burgraves) and the AKP (Allgemeine Karnevals Gesellschaft, General Carnival Society). The Coordination Committee of each Carnival Association is the FAGK (Festausschuss Godesberger Karneval, Festival Committee of Godesberger Carnival). In the carnival season, the clubs also organize a variety of meetings, and on the carnival Sunday a lavish parade. All clubs engage inyouth work.
