Bonn

West Germany's seat

Bonn is a city in western Germany on the Rhine River.

It served as the capital of West Germany from 1949 until German reunification in 1990, when Berlin resumed that role.

The city remains home to several federal ministries and international organizations: The conference was held in Bonn.

capital

Germany

Central European nation

reunification · West · capital · Bundesrat · parliament · ministry · diplomatic · embassy · Cold War · division

city

Rhine

Major Central European waterway

promenade · old town · district · population · urban · municipal · region

academic

university

Higher education institution

  • researchSystematic fact-finding effort
  • studentsThose receiving instruction
  • campusInstitutional grounds and buildings

faculty · scholarship · institutes · science · academia · library · doctoral · education · professors · graduate

Beethoven

composer

Creator of musical works

music · museum · festival · piano · orchestra · concert · memorial · heritage · pilgrimage · sonata

international

United Nations

International governmental organization

sustainability · convention · organization · global · diplomacy · agencies · conferences · environmental · multilateral · treaty

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German capital status

BonnBerlin

Germany's largest city

Hamburg · Munich · Frankfurt · Cologne · metropolis

Cold War German division

BonnEast Berlin

Communist-controlled German capital

East Germany · GDR · Moscow · Warsaw

Family

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