Bonn

"Bonn es una ciudad de Alemania, del estado federado de Renania del Norte-Westfalia, era la capital de Alemania Occidental o República Federal de Alemania (RFA) hasta 1990 y sede del gobierno hasta 1999. Posee una población de 309.869 (2013) y es la 19ª ciudad más grande de Alemania. Es la ciudad natal del compositor Ludwig van Beethoven. Desde la reforma comunal de 1969, la ciudad se divide en cuatro distritos: Bonn, Beuel, Hardtberg y Bad Godesberg. En su frontera sur limita con el estado federado de Renania-Palatinado."

"The Federal City of Bonn (German pronunciation: [bn] ) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of 311,287. Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region, Germany's largest metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants. Founded in the first century BC as a Roman settlement, Bonn is one of Germany's oldest cities. From 1597 to 1794, Bonn was the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne. In 1949, the Parliamentary Council drafted and adopted the German constitution, the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn. Though Berlin was symbolically named the de jure capital, from 1949 to 1990 Bonn was the seat of government and de facto capital of West Germany. In recognition of its former status as German capital, it holds the name of Federal City (Bundesstadt). Bonn currently shares the status of Germany's seat of government with Berlin, with the President, the Chancellor and many government ministries maintaining sizable presences in Bonn. The two DAX-listed corporations Deutsche Post DHL and Deutsche Telekom have headquarters in Bonn. The city is also the location of 19 United Nations institutions and the University of Bonn. Bonn is the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven (born 1770)."