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12 BC
The establishment of a Roman garrison on the Rhine; the
legionnaire’s camp later bears the name Castra Bonnensia
1244
Bonn becomes a free city and is fortified with city walls
1597
Bonn becomes the official residence of the Archbishops
and Prince Electors of Cologne
1715
Bonn becomes the Baroque residence of the Electors Cle-
mens August and Joseph Clemens. The Electoral Palace
and Poppelsdorf Palace (today both part of the university)
date back to this period
1770
Ludwig van Beethoven is born in Bonn
(documented is his baptism date)
1794-1814
Napoleon’s troops occupy the Rhineland
1815
Bonn becomes part of the Kingdom of Prussia
1818
Founding of the University of Bonn (Rheinische Fried-
rich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)
1949
Bonn becomes the provisional capital of the Federal
Republic of Germany
1990
Berlin becomes the German capital
1994
The Berlin/Bonn Act guarantees Bonn compensation for
structural change
1996
Bonn becomes a United Nations City
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