Godesburg

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. 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.

Text adapted from “Godesburg” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Godesburg ranks #3,596 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #280 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1210, it is older than 76% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,645 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cologne, 32 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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