Country Germany Admin. region Köln Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 25,213 (31 Dec 2010) Postal code 53604 | State North Rhine-Westphalia District Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Postal codes 53604 Local time Tuesday 12:35 AM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 78% Humidity University International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef - Bonn | ||
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.
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- Map of 53604 Bad Honnef Germany
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- Overview
- Sons and daughters of the town
- References
Map of 53604 Bad Honnef, Germany
Germany bad honnef birkenstock outlet 1
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.
The villages of Aegidienberg, Selhof and Rhöndorf are considered to be part of Bad Honnef. During his term as first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (then West Germany), Konrad Adenauer lived (and died) in Bad Honnef, as it was near Bonn, then the capital the republic. Also, German politician and leader of the Free Democratic Party Guido Westerwelle was born in Bad Honnef.
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 head office of the Nationalpark Siebengebirge project was also planned to be in Bad Honnef; however the project was rejected in a referendum on September 27, 2009.
Bad Honnef has the highest purchasing power of all towns in North Rhine-Westphalia, its percentage of millionaires is also one of the highest.