Bonn
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| Coordinates | 50°44′2″N 7°5′59″E / 50.73389°N 7.09972°E | |
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| Kintra | Germany | |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalie | |
| Admin. region | Cologne | |
| Destrict | Urban destrict | |
| Laird Mayor | Jürgen Nimptsch (SPD) | |
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| Aurie | Expression error: Unexpected < operator.|(Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "[".)}} sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 60 m (197 ft) | |
| Population | 314,926 (30 Juin 2007) | |
| - Density | 2,230 /km2 (5,776 /sq mi) | |
| Foondit | 1st century BC | |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Licence plate | BN | |
| Postal codes | 53111–53229 | |
| Aurie code | 0228 | |
| Wabsteid | www.bonn.de | |
Bonn is the 19t lairgest ceety in Germany. Locatit in the Cologne/Bonn Region, aboot 25 kilometres sooth o Cologne on the river Rhine in the State o North Rhine-Westphalie, it wis the caipital of Wast Germany frae 1949 tae 1990 an the offeecial seat o govrenment o unitit Germany frae 1990 tae 1999. Stairtin in 1998, mony naitional govrenment institutions wur moved frae Bonn tae Berlin. Baith hooses o the German naitional parliament, the Bundestag an the Bundesrat, wur moved alang wi the Chancellery an the residence o the Preses o Germany.
Bonn remains a centre o politics an admeenistration, housomeibver. Roughly hauf o aw govrenment jobs wur retained as mony govrenment depairtments remained in Bonn an numerous sub-ministerial level govrenment agencies relocatit tae the umwhile caipital frae Berlin an ither pairts o Germany. In recognition o this, the umwhile caipital nou haulds the title of Federal Ceety ("Bundesstadt").
[edit] Internaitional relations
[edit] Twin touns - Sister ceeties
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[edit] References
- ↑ City Twinnings and Project Partnerships. Bonn.de (2008-06-23). Retrieved on 13 August 2010. .
- ↑ Opole Official Website - Twin Towns.
Template:Fontcolor © 2007-2009 Urząd Miasta Opola. Retrieved on 18 Juin 2009. . - ↑ Twin towns of Minsk. © 2008 The department of protocol and international relations of Minsk City Executive Committee. Retrieved on 8 Dizember 2008. .
- ↑ Both City Are Once A Capital City Of There Countries And Have A Rich History Of Art Etc.
