Bad Mergentheim

Bad Mergentheim
Aerial Photo of Bad Mergentheim
Aerial Photo of Bad Mergentheim
Coat of arms of Bad Mergentheim
Location of Bad Mergentheim within Main-Tauber-Kreis district
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Bad Mergentheim is located in Germany
Bad Mergentheim
Bad Mergentheim
Bad Mergentheim is located in Baden-Württemberg
Bad Mergentheim
Bad Mergentheim
Coordinates: 49°30′N 9°46′E / 49.500°N 9.767°E / 49.500; 9.767
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictMain-Tauber-Kreis
SubdivisionsKernstadt and 13 Stadtteile
Government
 • Lord mayor (2019–27) Udo Glatthaar[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total129.97 km2 (50.18 sq mi)
Elevation
206 m (676 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total24,564
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97980
Dialling codes07931 (primarily), 07930, 07932, 07937, 07938 (boroughs)
Vehicle registrationTBB, MGH
Websitewww.bad-mergentheim.de

Bad Mergentheim (German: [baːt ˈmɛʁɡn̩thaɪm] ; Mergentheim until 1926; East Franconian: Märchedol) is a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has a population of around 23,000. An officially recognized spa town since 1926, Bad Mergentheim is also known as the headquarters of the Teutonic Order from 1526 until 1809.

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "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.