Bad Kissingen

For the district, see Bad Kissingen (district).

Bad Kissingen
Town
Bad Kissingen viewed from Bodenlaube ruins
Bad Kissingen viewed from Bodenlaube ruins
Coat of arms of Bad Kissingen
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Kissingen within Bad Kissingen district
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Bad Kissingen is located in Germany
Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen is located in Bavaria
Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen
Coordinates: 50°12′N 10°4′E / 50.200°N 10.067°E / 50.200; 10.067
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictBad Kissingen
Subdivisions9 Stadtteile
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–26) Dirk Vogel[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
69.42 km2 (26.80 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
23,245
 • Density330/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97688
Dialling codes0971
Vehicle registrationKG
Websitewww.badkissingen.de
Part ofThe Great Spa Towns of Europe
CriteriaCultural: (ii)(iii)
Reference1613
Inscription2021 (44th Session)
Spa Park Bad Kissingen with "Arkadenbau"
Bad Kissingen in 1900
The concert hall "Regentenbau"
Town hall of Bad Kissingen
The theatre of Bad Kissingen
"Rosengarten" (Rose Garden) in Bad Kissingen
The graduation tower is a known landmark.

Bad Kissingen is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is one of the health resorts, which became famous as a "Weltbad" in the 19th century.[3]

In 2021 the town became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe", because of its famous mineral springs and its architecture exemplifying the popularity of spa resorts in Europe during the 18th through 20th centuries.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Dirk Vogel wird neuer Oberbürgermeister, Main-Post 15 March 2020 (in German)". Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ "Ein Platz für das Weltbad Bad Kissingen". 24 March 2014.
  4. ^ Landwehr, Andreas (24 July 2021). "'Great Spas of Europe' awarded UNESCO World Heritage status". Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "The Great Spa Towns of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 25 July 2021.