How and why was Bonn chosen as Germany's capital after WWII?

by huskergirl-86

Why was Bonn chosen as (West) Germany's new capital after WWII? Was there a reason not to choose Berlin? And: Why Bonn? There are so many German cities that are bigger or seemed more suitable nowadays (e.g. Hamburg, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Munich, Aachen, Hannover, Köln)? And: who chose Bonn - the allied forces, the Bundestag & Bundesrat, someone else?

(note: sources in German are fine, I am fluent in both English and German)

mm_writer

Bonn was remote and left no impression of being a permanent capital. This mattered, because the goal was German reunification.

Here's a prior post with good info: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/19nrm1/how_did_bonn_end_up_as_the_capital_of_west/

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