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Bad Honnef (German: [baːt ˈhɔnəf] (listen)) is a spa town in Germany near Bonn in the Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the border of the neighbouring state Rhineland-Palatinate. To the north it lies on the slopes of the Drachenfels (“Dragon's Rock”) mountain, part of the Siebengebirge.

Honnef, Aerial view
Honnef, Aerial view
Bad Honnef
Town
Bad Honnef seen from the Drachenfels
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Honnef within Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district
BornheimHennefMuch
Bad Honnef
Bad Honnef
Coordinates: 50°38′42″N 7°13′37″E
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions20
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Otto Neuhoff[1]
Area
 • Total48.3 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Lowest elevation
53 m (174 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total25,759
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
53604
Dialling codes02224
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.bad-honnef.de

Overview


Bad Honnef is home to a mineral spring called the Drachenquelle ("Dragon Spring") which was discovered in 1897. This discovery led to Honnef, as the town was called at the time, transforming from a wine-growing town to a spa town, adding the prefix Bad to its name. The mineral spring has been used for both drinking and bathing.[3]

The villages of Aegidienberg, Selhof and Rhöndorf are considered to be part of Bad Honnef. During his term as first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (then West Germany), Konrad Adenauer lived (and died) in Bad Honnef, as it was near Bonn, then the capital the republic. Also, German politician and leader of the Free Democratic Party Guido Westerwelle was born in Bad Honnef.

Since the 1980s Bad Honnef has developed into an important place for conferences in Germany. Because of the close proximity to the still internationally important Federal City of Bonn, many federal institutions are located in Bad Honnef.

The head office of the Nationalpark Siebengebirge project was also planned to be in Bad Honnef;[4] however the project was rejected in a referendum on 27 September 2009.[5]

Bad Honnef has the highest purchasing power of all towns in North Rhine-Westphalia; its percentage of millionaires is also one of the highest.[6]


Mayors


Term of officeMayors[7]
1862–1876Clemens Joseph Adams (1831–1876)
1877–1889Aloys Hubert Schumacher
1889–1907Theodor Waechter
1907–1919Peter Joseph Brenig
1919–1929Albert Berns
1929–1933Alfred von Reumont (1898–1984)
1933–1934Heinrich Behr
1934–1935temporary von Wittich
1935–1945Johannes „Hans“ Schloemer
1945–1946Heinrich Goertz
1946–1949Jakob Mölbert
1949–1952Peter Rustemeyer
1952–1962Jakob Mölbert
1962–1964Albert Weidenbach
1964–1972Jakob Mölbert
1972–1982Franz Josef Kayser (1928–2015)
1982–1990Werner Osterbrink
1990–1999Franz Josef Kayser
1999–2004Hans-Peter Brassel
2004–2014Wally Feiden (born 1940)
since 2014Otto Neuhoff

Twin towns – sister cities


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bad Honnef is twinned with:[8]


Notable people



References


  1. Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2020" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Honnef". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 659.
  4. Informationssystem zum geplanten 'Bürgernationalpark Siebengebirge' Archived 2008-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "MeinBadHonnef".
  6. Bad Honnefer haben das meiste Geld (16.12.2006) | Wirtschaft | Lokales | News | General-Anzeiger Online - Bonn
  7. "Die Bürgermeister der Stadt (Bad) Honnef". Die Bad Honnefer (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-10-27.
  8. "Städtepartnerschaften" (in German). Bad Honnef. Retrieved 2021-12-08.


Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bad Honnef.

На других языках

[de] Bad Honnef

Bad Honnef (bis 26. Januar 1960 Honnef)[2] ist eine Stadt im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis am Südrand des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen mit 25.738 Einwohnern (31. Dezember 2021).[3] Sie liegt auf der östlichen Seite des Rheins und grenzt über diesen nordwestlich an den Stadtbezirk Bad Godesberg der Bundesstadt Bonn und zudem an das Land Rheinland-Pfalz. Bad Honnef nimmt gemäß Landesplanung die Funktion eines Mittelzentrums ein.[4] Nach Definition des Bundesamtes für Bauwesen und Raumordnung handelt es sich bei Bad Honnef um eine „Kleine Mittelstadt“. Bad Honnef ist dem Regierungsbezirk Köln zugeordnet.
- [en] Bad Honnef

[ru] Бад-Хоннеф

Бад-Хоннеф (нем. Bad Honnef) — город в Германии, курорт, расположен в земле Северный Рейн-Вестфалия.


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