Bad Kissingen
Bad Kissingen is a city in Bavaria, Germany. About 22,421 people lived there in 2020.[2]
Bad Kissingen | |
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 Bad Kissingen viewed from Bodenlaube ruins | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Kissingen within Bad Kissingen district  | |
  Bad Kissingen  Bad Kissingen | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′N 10°4′E | |
| 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 (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,037 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97688 |
| Dialling codes | 0971 |
| Vehicle registration | KG |
| Website | www |
History
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
- Jack Steinberger (born 1921), American physicist and Nobel Prize winner
References
- Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
- "Federal Statistical Office Germany - GENESIS-Online". www.statistikdaten.bayern.de. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
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