Original: Because of its relatively small size for a capital city , Bonn was sometimes referred to , jokingly , as the Bundeshauptstadt ohne nennenswertes Nachtleben ( Federal capital without noteworthy night-life ) or the ` Bundesdorf ' ( Federal Village ) .
Simplified: Because of its relatively small size for a capital city , Bonn was sometimes jokingly called the Bundesdorf ( Federal Village ) .