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Bad Honnef (pop. 25,000) is a spa town in Germany near Bonn in the Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the border of the neighbouring state Rhineland-Palatinate. To the north it lies on the slopes of the Drahenfels (“Dragons's Rock”) mountain, part of the Siebengebirge.
Bad Honnef is home to a mineral spring called the Drachenquelle ("Dragon Spring") which was discovered in 1897. This discovery led to Honnef, as the town was called at the time, transforming from a wine-growing town to a spa town, adding the prefix Bad to its name. The mineral spring has been used for both drinking and bathing.
During his term as first chancellor of Germany, Konrad Adenauer lived (and died) in Bad Honnef, as it was near Bonn, then the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany. Also, German politician and leader of the Free Democratic Party Guido Westerwelle was born in Bad Honnef.
Since the 1980s Bad Honnef has developed into an important place for conferences in Germany. Because of the close proximity to the still internationally important Federal City of Bonn, many federal institutions are located in Bad Honnef. The President of Germany resides there.
Bad Honnef has the highest purchasing power of all towns in North Rhine-Westphalia, its percentage of millionaires is also one of the highest.
The European Champions' Cup 2011 will be played in Hotel Avendi of Bad Honnef. Players and officials will be accommodated in the same hotel. Hotel rates are €85 (single room) and €70 (double room), per day, per person. This cost includes dinner on Thursday 17 November, breakfast and lunch on Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November. All participants will be invited to the Victory Banquet in the evening of Sunday 20 November. For room reservations, please contact Nicole Wilbert at nicole.wilbert@bridge-verband.de. Phone: +49-2334-600 090; Fax: +49-2234-6000 920.
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