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	Topics Bad Godesberg Topic Home Bad Godesberg is a municipal district of BonnBonn Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal Sta... , southern North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia is - in terms of population and economic output - the largest Federal State of Germany.... , GermanyGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in central Europe.... . From 1949 till 1999 (while Bonn was the capital of (West) Germany), the majority of foreign embassies to Germany were located in Bad Godesberg. Some buildings are still used as embassy branch offices or consulatesConsul (representative) The title Consul has been used for official representatives of a state, outside its territory, looking after its interests a... . Geography Bad Godesberg is located along the hills and cliffs of the west bank of the RhineRhine Overview The Rhine River is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe at 1,320 kilometres , with an average discharge o... river, in west central Germany. History The following events occurred, per year: 722722 Events... - First official record of the town (then named Woudensberg), which is located near a mountain held holy to the god Wotan by the UbiiFacts About Ubii The Ubii were a Germanic tribe first encountered dwelling on the right bank of the Rhine in the time of Julius Caesar, who f... , a Germanic tribe. 1210 - On October 15, Archbishop of CologneArchbishopric of Cologne The Archbishopric of Cologne was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire.... Dietrich I lays foundation stone of the Godesburg. 1583 - On December 17, Godesburg is destroyed after Archbishop Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg-ZeilWaldburg-Zeil Waldburg-Zeil was a County located in southeastern Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany, located around Zeil.... hid there following his conversion to ProtestantismProtestantism Protestantism is one of three main groups currently within Christianity.... . 1792 - Godesberg becomes a spa resort. 1925 - Godesberg is allowed to call itself "Bad" Godesberg, identifying it as a spa. 1935 - Bad Godesberg attains the status of a town. 1938 - Neville ChamberlainNeville Chamberlain Arthur Neville Chamberlain was a Conservative British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940... meets with Hitler over the SudetenlandSudetenland Sudetenland was the name used in the first half of the 20th century for the regions inhabited mostly by Germans in the bord... crisis at the Rheinhotel Dreesen in Bad Godesberg. 1959 - The Social Democratic Party of GermanySocial Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is the oldest political party of Germany and also one of the oldest and largest in... (SPD) decides on a new party program, the Godesberg ProgramGodesberg Program The Godesberg Program is the general outline of the political course of Germany's social-democratic party SPD.... . 1969 - Godesberg is incorporated into the city of Bonn. Since that time, it has been referred to as the "posh part of Bonn". Twin towns The town is twinned with several towns: Saint-CloudSaint-Cloud Saint-Cloud is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France.... in France (since 1957) FrascatiFrascati Frascati is a town and commune in the province of Rome in the Latium region of central Italy.... in Italy (since 1960) Windsor and MaidenheadRoyal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a unitary authority in Berkshire, South East England.... in the United Kingdom (since 1960) KortrijkKortrijk Summary Kortrijk is a city and municipality located in West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium.... in Belgium (since 1964). Education Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium, a secondary school Trivia John le CarréJohn le Carré John Le Carr is the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell, an English writer of espionage novels.... 's novel The Little Drummer GirlFacts About The Little Drummer Girl 'The Little Drummer Girl' is a spy novel by John le Carr, published in 1983.... begins with the bombing of the house of the Israeli labor attachéAttaché Attach? is a French word, meaning a person who is assigned to the administrative staff of a higher placed person or another... in Bad Godesburg. External links