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Bad Kissingen | |
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![]() Bad Kissingen viewed from Bodenlaube ruins | |
Coordinates: 50°12′N 10°4′E / 50.200°N 10.067°ECoordinates: 50°12′N 10°4′E / 50.200°N 10.067°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Unterfranken |
District | Bad Kissingen |
Government | |
• Lord Mayor | Kay Blankenburg (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 69.92 km2 (27.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 21,879 |
• Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 97688 |
Dialling codes | 0971 |
Vehicle registration | KG |
Website | www.badkissingen.de |
Bad Kissingen (Bavarian: Bod Kissingn) is a city in Bavaria, in the country of Germany. About 21,000 people live there.
History[change | change source]
It was first mentioned in 801 CE. It is a "spa town", a place where people go to rest and relax. The well that is the source of the spa was first mentioned in 823 CE.
Well-known people[change | change source]
- Jack Steinberger (born 1921), American physicist and Nobel Prize winner
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Bad Kissingen at Wikimedia Commons