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Godesburg

Coordinates: 50°41′0″N 7°8′0″E / 50.68333°N 7.13333°E / 50.68333; 7.13333
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Godesburg
The destruction of the Godesburg in 1583; the attackers used explosives to breach the walls
The Godesberg hill and Godesburg castle as they would have looked before the castle's destruction

The Godesburg is a castle in Bad Godesberg, a formerly independent part of Bonn, Germany.

Built in the early 13th century on the Godesberg, a hill of volcanic origin, it was largely destroyed following a siege in 1583 at the start of the Cologne War.[1] In 1891, the German emperor Wilhelm II donated the castle's ruin to the city of Bad Godesberg.

In 1959, the ruin was rebuilt according to plans by Gottfried Böhm, to house a hotel and restaurant. Today, the restaurant is still in operation, but the hotel tract has been divided into apartments.

There is a small tourist information centre at the site.

References

  1. ^ http://www.bonn-region.de/english/sightseeing/fortresses-and-castles/fortress-godesburg-with-st-michael-chapel.html

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