Autohaus Kempen Meckenheim|Bonn
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• Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region, Germany's largest metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants
• Founded in the first century BC as a Roman settlement, Bonn is one of Germany's oldest cities
• From 1597 to 1794, Bonn was the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne
• In 1949, the Parliamentary Council drafted and adopted the German constitution, the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn
• Though Berlin was symbolically named the de jure capital, from 1949 to 1990 Bonn was the seat of government and de facto capital of West Germany
• In recognition of its former status as German capital, it holds the name of Federal City (Bundesstadt)
• Bonn currently shares the status of Germany's seat of government with Berlin, with the President, the Chancellor and many government ministries maintaining sizable presences in Bonn
• The two DAX-listed corporations Deutsche Post DHL and Deutsche Telekom have headquarters in Bonn
• The city is also the location of 19 United Nations institutions and the University of Bonn
• Bonn is the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven (born 1770)