Bad Wurzach | |
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 Castle in Bad Wurzach | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Wurzach within Ravensburg district  | |
  Bad Wurzach  Bad Wurzach | |
| Coordinates: 47°54′34″N 9°53′58″E / 47.90944°N 9.89944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Alexandra Scherer[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 182.26 km2 (70.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 654 m (2,146 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,061 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88410 |
| Dialling codes | 07564 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www.bad-wurzach.de |
Bad Wurzach (until 1950 Wurzach) is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is a well known health-resort destination, and home to the oldest bog spa (in German: Moorheilbad) in Baden-Württemberg, as well as one of the largest contiguous raised bog areas in Europe. It is situated 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Ravensburg and part of Ravensburg County, located in the Upper Swabia region. Since 1950 the town has carried the predicate Bad (spa). It is the third-largest municipality by area in the state of Baden-Württemberg, second only to Stuttgart, which is the capital of the state, and Baiersbronn.
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.