The German orden comer was founded
around 1220. In the 18th century, a baroque new building came into being under the master
of the German orden and elector Clemens August. It owes its present
appearance to a new gothic sheathing in the 19th century. In the course of this measure,
the site was also extended through towers and inn buildings, where the present 532-rame castle hotel Bonn is hosted.
The original free standing portal with the pedestrian gate was kept from the period of
promoterism of the comer. The former chapel found a new home on the old cemetary in Bonn
in 1846. Wonderful historical rooms decorate the interior of the comer. Besides the castle
hotel, it also houses an antique shop and a furniture museum in the main building. The
interior rooms of the main building can be viewed.
The town part between Siebengebirge and Rhine River
The town part of Bonn
where you can find the 532-rame
castle hotel Bonn, is located on the right Rhine River side, counts about 1,500 residents and
belongs to the urban district Bonn-Beuel. It stretches to the south
of the town parts Beuel-Mitte and Limperich between Siebengebirge and Rhine River. Because the town is so close to the
Rheinaue and the nature park Ennert, it has a high free time value. One of the town's
landmarks of the town part is the German fraternity comer. Excursion destinations sightseeings
Bonn
In Bonn, there are numerous sightseeings to see, among others castles, villas and churches.
Numerous museums emphasize the
pretense of the former main town as culture town.
Siebengebirge
Southeast of Bonn the Siebengebirge attracts with its
charming landscape and its attractions.
Koln / Cologne cathedral
Koln / Cologne (about 26 km north from the 532-rame
castle hotel Bonn) is the fourth largest town in Germany with about 1 million residents.
Its 2,000-year-old history is reflected in numerous construction
monument. The most well-known construction and the landmark of the town on the Rhine River is the Cologne / Koln cathedral. It overtops the roofs of the old
town with its 157 meters high towers. The impressive master work of the high gothic is centrally located between the main train
station and the Roman-Germanic Museum. The cathedral is admired by
about 2.5 million visitors yearly. The highlight of the cathedral is the magnificent
golden sarcophagus with the bones of the holy three kings.
Castle Augustusburg in Bruhl (World Heritage Site)
In Bruhl (about 33 km northwest of the 532-rame
castle hotel Bonn) is the castle Augustusburg, the most significant castle in the
Rhineland. This masterwork of the rococo was built in the first half of the 18th century
under the Cologne / Koln electors and archbishop Clemens August from Wittelsbach (1700 to
1761) on the ruins of a water castle that was busted
in 1689. Well-known architects and artists took part in the
design of the castle, among these also Balthasar Neumann from Wurzburg. In 1984 the castle
Augustusburg was upraised together with the castle Falkenlust and the Bruhler Gardens from
the UNESCO to a World Heritage Site.
Phantasialand near Bruhl
At the intersection of the freeway A 555 and the hightway B 51 near
Bruhl there is the Phantasialand, (about 35 km
northwest from the 532-rame castle hotel
Bonn) , one of the largest amusement parks in Germany. The Phantasialand is known for its
abundance amount of diversified attractions and shows.
Nurburgring
The world famous Nurburgring is located between
Adenau and Nurburg in the Eifel mountains (about 55 km south of the 532-rame castle hotel Bonn). Not only the motor sport of
the top class, the longest racetrack of the world also attracts
with a rich event program and numerous offers for young and old. It is
a special challenge for a lot of people to master the 20.8 km long
stretch of the north curve with the own car or with the own motorcycle. |