Bad Honnef is a spa toun in Germany near Bonn in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalie. It is locatit on the border o the neebourin state Rhineland-Palatinate. Tae the north it lees on the slopes o the Drachenfels (“Dragons's Rock”) muntain, pairt o the Siebengebirge.

Bad Honnef
Bad Honnef seen frae the Drachenfels
Bad Honnef seen frae the Drachenfels
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Bad Honnef is located in Germany
Bad Honnef
Bad Honnef
Location o Bad Honnef athin Rhein-Sieg-Kreis destrict
Coordinates: 50°38′42″N 7°13′37″E / 50.64500°N 7.22694°E / 50.64500; 7.22694Coordinates: 50°38′42″N 7°13′37″E / 50.64500°N 7.22694°E / 50.64500; 7.22694
KintraGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. regionKöln
DestrictRhein-Sieg-Kreis
Subdivisions20
Govrenment
 • MayorOtto Neuhoff
Area
 • Total48.3 km2 (18.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total25,738
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
53604
Diallin codes02224
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.bad-honnef.de

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Bad Honnef is hame tae a mineral spring cried the [Drachenquelle] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) ("Dragon Spring") which wis discovered in 1897. This discovery led tae Honnef, as the toun wus cried at the time, transformin frae a wine-growing toun tae a spa toun, addin the prefix Bad tae its name. The mineral spring haes been uised for baith drinkin an bathin.

The veelages o Aegidienberg, Selhof an Rhöndorf are considered tae be pairt o Bad Honnef. Durin his term as first chancellor o Germany, Konrad Adenauer livit (an dee'd) in Bad Honnef, as it wis near Bonn, then the caipital o the Federal Republic o Germany. An aw, German politeecian an leader o the Free Democratic Pairty Guido Westerwelle wis born in Bad Honnef.

Syne 2004, the current mayor haes been Wally Feiden, an SPD politeecian. At the last local election, haein taken place on 19 October 2008, she wis confirmit in her office.

Syne the 1980s Bad Honnef haes developit intae an important place for conferences in Germany. Acause of the close proximity tae the still internaitionally important Federal Ceety o Bonn, mony federal institutions are locatit in Bad Honnef. The Preses o Germany resides there.

The heidoffice o the Nationalpark Siebengebirge project wis an aw planned tae be in Bad Honnef[2]; however the project was doomed by a referendum on sept. 27, 2009[3].

Bad Honnef haes the heichest purchasin pouer o aw touns in North Rhine-Westphalie, its percentage o millionaires is ane o the heichest an aw.[4]

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  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
  2. Informationssystem zum geplanten 'Bürgernationalpark Siebengebirge' Archived 2008-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://www.bad-honnef.de/service/rathaus/wahlen/index.php?status=story&typ=4&id=3600
  4. Bad Honnefer haben das meiste Geld (16.12.2006) | Wirtschaft | Lokales | News | General-Anzeiger Online - Bonn
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