Tutti Frutti Alfter/Bonn (D)

Alfter

Name origin

castra bonnensia --> Bonna, presumably derived from bona (Celt., = fortress)

First documented mention

11 BC

Population

330,000

Area

141.06 km²

Federal state

North Rhine-Westphalia

Administrative region

Köln

District

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Vehicle registration

BN

River

Rhein

The club Tutti Frutti near Bonn is located in Alfter-Oedekoven.

Bonn, together with Andernach (Antunnacum), Koblenz (Confluentes), Köln (Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium), Mainz (Mogontiacum), Neuss (Novaesium), Speyer (Noviomagus), Trier (Augusta Treverorum), Worms (Borbetomagus) and Xanten (Colonia Ulpia Traiana), is one of the sites that Roman troops brought under their control on the left bank of the Rhine during the reigns of Emperors Augustus and Tiberius, and thus counts among the oldest cities in Germany. Despite its rich history, the city has remained relatively compact in terms of its geographical extent to this day.

Landmarks of the city are the Bonner Münster, built in the 11th century, and the Historical Rococo Rathaus (1737-38) in the pretty city centre, in whose lanes the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven can also be visited. Important palace complexes in the centre of the city are the Poppelsdorfer Schloss with its Hofgarten as well as the Kurfürstliches Schloss, which today houses the Universität Bonn.

Bonn is home to numerous museums of great significance, including the Museumsmeile with, among others, the Bundeskunsthalle, the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, the Kunstmuseum Bonn, the Rheinisches Landesmuseum; furthermore the Frauenmuseum, the Ägyptisches Museum, and also the Kanzlerbungalow, the Palais Schaumburg, the first official seat of the Bundeskanzleramt from 1949 to 1976, as well as the Villa Hammerschmidt, official residence and home of the Bundespräsident of the Bundesrepublik Deutschland from 1950-1994; in addition, the Beethoven-Haus, the August-Macke-Haus, the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Haus and the Schumannhaus.

In competition with Frankfurt am Main, Bonn was chosen as the capital of the young Bundesrepublik Deutschland in 1949, with Konrad Adenauer's influence, and has since shaped the fortunes of the Bonner Republik up until German reunification in 1990.

Bonn has a decidedly tranquil location on the Rhein with a magnificent view of the Siebengebirge on the right bank. Along the left-bank riverside promenade one can stroll for many kilometres, well beyond the not-too-distant Rheinland-Pfalz state border. South of the city, tourist excursion spots such as Bad Godesberg, Königswinter, Drachenfels, Petersberg, Bad Honnef, Remagen, Unkel, Sinzig, Oberwinter, Bad Breisig, Linz, Brohl, Bad Hönningen and Andernach follow one another in close succession.

Bonn is, among other things, home to Deutsche Telekom, DHL, Postbank, Tank & Rast, Verpoorten, Haribo, Solarworld as well as IVG Immobilien AG.

The widely known Bonner Eros-Center on the Immenburgstraße, a massive multi-storey old building with numerous interlocking corridors, is located west of the main train station.

Well-known sons and daughters of Bonn include Salomon Oppenheim junior, Ludwig van Beethoven, Karl Simrock, Hans Riegel, Hermann-Josef Abs, Helmut Horten, Heide Simonis, Natalie Horler, Roger Willemsen, Johannes B. Kerner, Bushido, Norman Rentrop, Sonja Zietlow, Konstanze Klosterhalfen and Silke Bodenbender.