Dear Bad Godesberg residents
dear friends at home and abroad!
After the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, the district of Bonn, which today has around 76,000 inhabitants and was incorporated in 1969 as part of the municipal reorganization in North Rhine-Westphalia, quickly developed into a colourful and multicultural diplomatic city.
Bad Godesberg still bears this special label today, after all, for 50 years, from 1949 to 1999, Bad Godesberg played its role as host to the world confidently and impressively.
Our district in the south of Bonn is characterized by cherished customs, an active citizenry, 13 partly very different districts and a long history, which was shaped in particular by the last Elector Max Franz. Between 1790 and 1792, he had the healing spring, the Draitschbrunnen, reclaimed, the spa gardens laid out and the Redoute, the Electoral Theater and the nine adjoining lodging houses built. Today they house the town hall and the district administration office, among other things. Godesberg became a seaside resort.
The proud designation "Garden City on the Rhine" dates from the turn of the 20th century. To this day, parks and avenues run right through the entire district, making it a particularly attractive and family-friendly place to live, study and work. This is also reflected in the fact that many young families have moved to Bad Godesberg in recent years. We are proud of our diverse school landscape with all types of schools, a varied range of cultural and leisure activities, good transport connections and our location in a unique natural landscape with a high quality of life.
With the relocation of parliament and parts of the federal government to Berlin in 1999, Bad Godesberg lost its status as a "diplomatic city", but remained an international district. In the meantime, most of the former embassies and residences have been sold and privatized. Nevertheless, a number of consulates, consulates general and branch offices of some Berlin embassies still bear witness to the time as a diplomatic city from 1949 to 1999. Above all, the 20 or so UN organizations with around a thousand employees, a large proportion of whom live in Bad Godesberg, are a reminder that Bad Godesberg has remained a city of the world to this day.
In 2020, the Bonn City Council adopted a new mission statement for the Bad Godesberg district. In addition, the committee also adopted an integrated district development concept (ISEK (opens in a new tab)) for the inner city of Bad Godesberg. Both are intended to serve the district as a framework for all further action steps and measures in future. The aim of the ISEK (opens in a new tab) is to redesign the public spaces in the city center - especially with regard to climate resilience and quality of stay.
I cordially invite you to get to know our district better. Find out more about our town twinnings, places of interest, exhibitions in the Haus an der Redoute, the Bad Godesberg Summer Festival and the work of the district council here on the district's website. If you have any suggestions, ideas or questions, please feel free to contact me or the staff at the Bad Godesberg district administration office at any time.
I look forward to hearing from you, whether by telephone, e-mail or during my regular citizens' consultation hours. You are welcome to make an appointment by calling 0228 773182.
Yours sincerely
Yours
Michael Wenzel