History UsefulNotes / Bonn

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first [[UsefulNotes/TheChancellorsOfGermany Federal Chancellor]], Konrad Adenauer, who was from Cologne[[note]]He had been its mayor from 1917 until the Nazis kicked him out in 1933, and then again for a few months after the end of the war in 1945[[/note]] and was living in a village near the city at the time, and thus just so happened to have a house in commuting distance. The vote which decided against Frankfurt (which had been the site of the first German constitutional convention during the UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848) was DecidedByOneVote. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundeshauptdorf (Federal Capital Village). It was widely regarded as a place politicians went to seal themselves away from German culture; even the politicians themselves joked about "Raumschiff Bonn" (Spaceship Bonn). While this is an obvious exaggeration (Bonn had a preexisting population long before becoming the capital), to find any major cultural ''events'' you did have to travel a few kilometers northwest to the much larger Cologne. Although the description of their city as a merely a suburb of Cologne is a swift BerserkButton for Bonners.

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first [[UsefulNotes/TheChancellorsOfGermany Federal Chancellor]], Konrad Adenauer, who was from Cologne[[note]]He had been its mayor from 1917 until the Nazis kicked him out in 1933, and then again for a few months after the end of the war in 1945[[/note]] and was living in a village near the city at the time, and thus just so happened to have a house in commuting distance. The vote which decided against Frankfurt (which had been the site of the first German constitutional convention during the UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848) was DecidedByOneVote. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundeshauptdorf (Federal Capital Village). It was widely regarded as a place politicians went to seal themselves away from German culture; even the politicians themselves joked about "Raumschiff Bonn" (Spaceship Bonn). While this is an obvious exaggeration (Bonn had a preexisting population long before becoming the capital), to find any major cultural ''events'' you did have to travel a few kilometers northwest to the much larger Cologne.

Bonn was the de facto capital of [[UsefulNotes/WestGermany The Bonn Republic]] for forty one years, as well as, for nine years, UsefulNotes/TheBerlinRepublic. It's also known as "A Small Town in Germany", from the title of a Creator/JohnLeCarre novel which is set in Bonn.

The West German government finally gave up and commissioned a "proper" governmental quarter complete with a "Museum Mile" - in the late 1980s, just before the wall fell. Even governments weren't immune to TheGreatPoliticsMessUp.

Bonn was the de-facto capital of former UsefulNotes/WestGermany as well as, for nine years, UsefulNotes/TheBerlinRepublic. It's also known as "A Small Town in Germany", from the title of a Creator/JohnLeCarre novel which is set in Bonn.

Bonn was former de-facto capital of former UsefulNotes/WestGermany as well as, for nine years, the de-facto capital of UsefulNotes/TheBerlinRepublic. It's also known as "A Small Town in Germany", from the title of a Creator/JohnLeCarre novel which is set in Bonn.

Bonn is the former capital of UsefulNotes/WestGermany. It's also known as "A Small Town in Germany", from the title of a Creator/JohnLeCarre novel which is set in Bonn.

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first [[UsefulNotes/TheChancellorsOfGermany Federal Chancellor]], Konrad Adenauer, who was from Cologne (he had been its mayor from 1917 until the Nazis kicked him out in 1933, and then again for a few months after the end of the war in 1945) and thus just so happened to have a house in commuting distance. The vote which decided against Frankfurt (which had been the site of the first German constitutional convention during the UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848) was DecidedByOneVote. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundeshauptdorf (Federal Capital Village). It was widely regarded as a place politicians went to seal themselves away from German culture; even the politicians themselves joked about "Raumschiff Bonn" (Spaceship Bonn). While this is an obvious exaggeration (Bonn had a preexisting population long before becoming the capital), to find any major cultural ''events'' you did have to travel a few kilometers northwest to the much larger Cologne.

Birthplace of Music/LudwigVanBeethoven (who spent most of his life in Vienna). Childhood home of Music/YukiKajiura (who was born and leads her adult life in UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}).

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first [[UsefulNotes/TheChancellorsOfGermany Federal Chancellor]], Konrad Adenauer, who was from Cologne and thus just so happened to have a house in commuting distance. The vote which decided against Frankfurt (which had been the site of the first German constitutional convention during the UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848) was DecidedByOneVote. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundeshauptdorf (Federal Capital Village). It was widely regarded as a place politicians went to seal themselves away from German culture; even the politicians themselves joked about "Raumschiff Bonn" (Spaceship Bonn). While this is an obvious exaggeration (Bonn had a preexisting population long before becoming the capital), to find any major cultural ''events'' you did have to travel a few kilometers northwest to the much larger Cologne.

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who just so happened to have a house in commuting distance. The vote which decided against Frankfurt (which had been the site of the first German constitutional convention during the UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848) was DecidedByOneVote. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundeshauptdorf (Federal Capital Village). It was widely regarded as a place politicians went to seal themselves away from German culture; even the politicians themselves joked about "Raumschiff Bonn" (Spaceship Bonn). While this is an obvious exaggeration (Bonn had a preexisting population long before becoming the capital), to find any major cultural ''events'' you did have to travel a few kilometers northwest to the much larger Cologne.

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who just so happened to have a house in commuting distance. The vote which decided against Frankfurt (which had been the site of the first German constitutional convention during the UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848) was DecidedByOneVote. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundeshauptdorf (Federal Capital Village).

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who just so happened to have a house in commuting distance. The vote which decided against Frankfurt (which had been the site of the first German constitutional convention during the UsefulNotes/RevolutionsOf1848) was DecidedByOneVote. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundesdorf (Federal Village).

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first chancellor Konrad Adenauer, who just so happened to have a house in commuting distance. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundesdorf (Federal Village).

So Bonn [[SuddenlySignificantCity got the job]], largely through the lobbying of West Germany's first chancellor Konrad Adenauer, whose hometown it was. The public dryly referred to it as the Bundesdorf (Federal Village).

Bonn is the former capital of WestGermany. It's also known as "A Small Town in Germany", from the title of a Creator/JohnLeCarre novel which is set in Bonn.

Birthplace of Creator/LudwigVanBeethoven (who spent most of his life in Vienna). Childhood home of Music/YukiKajiura (who was born and leads her adult life in UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}).

Bonn, the former capital of WestGermany. The title is from a Creator/JohnLeCarre novel, which is set in Bonn.