Bad Kissingen
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Bad Kissingen | |
| Subdivisions | 9 Stadtteile | |
| Government | ||
| • Lord Mayor | Kay Blankenburg (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 69.42 km2 (26.80 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) | |
| Population (2016-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 21,879 | |
| • Density | 315.169/km2 (816.28/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97688 | |
| Dialling codes | 0971 | |
| Vehicle registration | KG | |
| Website | www.badkissingen.de | |
Bad Kissingen 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 C.E. 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 C.E.
Well-known people[change | change source]
- Jack Steinberger (born 1921), American physicist and Nobel Prize winner
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- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
