Bad Honnef
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  Bad Honnef | ||
Location of Bad Honnef within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district 
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| Coordinates: 50°38′42″N 7°13′37″E / 50.64500°N 7.22694°ECoordinates: 50°38′42″N 7°13′37″E / 50.64500°N 7.22694°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Admin. region | Köln | |
| District | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | |
| Subdivisions | 20 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wally Feiden (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 48.3 km2 (18.6 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 24,832 | |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 53604 | |
| Dialling codes | 02224 | |
| Vehicle registration | SU | |
| Website | www.bad-honnef.de | |
Bad Honnef is a spa town in Germany near Bonn in the Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the border of the neighbouring state Rhineland-Palatinate. To the north it lies on the slopes of the Drachenfels (“Dragon's Rock”) mountain, part of the Siebengebirge.
Overview
Bad Honnef is home to a mineral spring called the Drachenquelle ("Dragon Spring") which was discovered in 1897. This discovery led to Honnef, as the town was called at the time, transforming from a wine-growing town to a spa town, adding the prefix Bad to its name. The mineral spring has been used for both drinking and bathing.[2]
The villages of Aegidienberg, Selhof and Rhöndorf are considered to be part of Bad Honnef. During his term as first chancellor of Germany, Konrad Adenauer lived (and died) in Bad Honnef, as it was near Bonn, then the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. Also, German politician and leader of the Free Democratic Party Guido Westerwelle was born in Bad Honnef.
Since 2004, the current mayor has been Wally Feiden, an SPD politician. At the last local election, having taken place on 19 October 2008, she was confirmed in her office.
Since the 1980s Bad Honnef has developed into an important place for conferences in Germany. Because of the close proximity to the still internationally important Federal City of Bonn, many federal institutions are located in Bad Honnef. The President of Germany resides there.
The headoffice of the Nationalpark Siebengebirge project was also planned to be in Bad Honnef;[3] however the project was doomed by a referendum on sept. 27, 2009.[4]
Bad Honnef has the highest purchasing power of all towns in North Rhine-Westphalia, its percentage of millionaires is also one of the highest.[5]
Notes
- ↑ "Amtliche Bevölkerungszahlen". Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW (in German). 31 July 2013.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Honnef". Encyclopædia Britannica 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 659 - ↑ Informationssystem zum geplanten 'Bürgernationalpark Siebengebirge'
- ↑ http://www.bad-honnef.de/service/rathaus/wahlen/index.php?status=story&typ=4&id=3600
- ↑ Bad Honnefer haben das meiste Geld (16.12.2006) | Wirtschaft | Lokales | News | General-Anzeiger Online - Bonn
References
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bad Honnef. |
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Media related to Bad Honnef at Wikimedia Commons - Stadt Bad Honnef (German)
- About 2,000 Pictures from Bad Honnef
- International University of Applied Sciences, Bad Honnef (English)
- Physikzentrum Bad Honnef (English)
- Information about Bad Honnef, from campus-germany.de (English)
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