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Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity. Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities.
 
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990. From 1288 to 1803, it was the residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne.
 
The history of Bonn dates back to Roman times. In the 10th century, the Romans constructed a bridge across the Rhine close to a place called Bonna. After the Roman defeat in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, it was enlarged to become a fort for 7000 legionnaires. Between the 11th and 13th centuries, the Romanesque style Munster was built. In 1597, Bonn became the capital of the principality of Cologne and gained more influence to grow considerably. German reunification in 1990 made Berlin the nominal capital of Germany. This decision did not consent that the republic's political institutions would also move.
 
In 1969, the independent towns of Bad Godesberg and Beuel as well as several villages were incorporated into Bonn, resulting in a city more than twice as large as before. Bad Godesberg and Beuel became districts of Bonn with some independence and populations of about 70,000 each. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.

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