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City Information - Bonn

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Travel tips:

There are many ways to get to Bonn - no matter if you arrive by plane, train, car or bus here you will find very useful information for your journey.

» Arrival - getting here 
Airports:
» Köln/Bonn (CGN) 
» Düsseldorf (DUS) 

» Railway - bahn.de 
» Berlin Linien Bus - travel by bus in Germany and Europe 
» Public transportation  

Important note for all drivers!
Environmental badge obligatory for green zones in Germany also for foreigners!
Vehicles without environmental badge may not pass through the green zone, otherwise a penalty of 40,00 € and a penalty point in Flensburg impend, even if the vehicle would be allowed to pass through the zone based on its emission value. This is also valid for all vehicles registered in foreign countries, like cars, trucks, and busses, as well as for business travellers and for tourists.
For this reason it is recommended that all drivers to inform themselves about the environmental badges, and to purchase it on time.
Detailed information...  » http://www.umwelt-plakette.de/int_england.php

Business & politics:

Bonn is located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany and the official seat of government of united Germany until 1999. Bonn is the seat of some of Germany's largest corporate players, chiefly in the areas of telecommunications and logistics. Simultaneously, Bonn is establishing itself as an important national and international centre of meetings, conventions and conferences, many of which are directly related to the work of the United Nations. » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonn

Trade fair - Trade shows and congress, calender, grounds, services
» Beethovenhalle 
» Koelnmesse 
» Kongresszentrum IKBB 

» Federal Foreign Office 
» Embassies and Consulates 
» Embassies in Bonn  

Sightseeing:

Bonn is home to a large number of significant German museums. The most famous, and therefore a must on the Bonn "museum mile, is the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany). Also the houses where Ludwig van Beethoven and August Macke were born fall under the "not-to-be-missed museum highlights.

» Bonn region - Cultur & Art 
» CityPanoramas in cinemascope format 
» Bonn - There's a lot to see and to experience 
» Historical Bonn 
» Tourist Information 
» Beethoven-Haus - museum & music hall  

Events:

Discover the magical fireworks of the Rhein in Flammen or enjoy the Beethoven festival, an international music festival that takes place annually in Bonn and the surrounding Rhineland. The second largest free festival in Germany, the Rheinkultur (Rhine culture), also attracts more than 200,000 visitors every year with its impressive performances and events.

» Events calendar 
» Events in Bonn and the region 
» Rhein in Flammen (Rhine in Flames) 
» Beethoven festival Bonn 2009 (09-04 to 10-04)  
» RhEINKULTUR Festival (» DE) 
» Theatre Bonn