HICOG-Siedlung Plittersdorf

The HICOG settlement spans multiple streets including Kennedyallee, Kolumbusring, and Steubenring, featuring three-story residential buildings with spacious apartments between 120 and 143 square meters.

Constructed in 1951 for the U.S. High Commissioner staff in Germany, the settlement cost 112.4 million Deutsche Mark and marked the transfer of American administration from Frankfurt to Bonn.

The complex incorporated American urban planning principles with wide concrete streets, community facilities, and architectural elements that represented democratic values in post-war Germany.

The settlement contains 458 residential units designed for 1,000 inhabitants, complemented by essential facilities including a church, school, kindergarten, sports facilities, and shopping center.

Architects Sep Ruf, Otto Apel, Rudolf Letocha, William Rohrer, and Martin Herdt collaborated to create this settlement, which received monument protection status in 2000.

Location: Bad Godesberg

GPS coordinates: 50.70510,7.15750

Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:18