Bad Kissingen
Appearance
Bad Kissingen | |
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Coordinates: 50°12′N 10°4′E / 50.200°N 10.067°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 |
Bad Kissingen is a city in Bavaria, Germany. About 22,421 people lived there in 2020.[2]
History
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]- Jack Steinberger (born 1921), American physicist and Nobel Prize winner
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Bad Kissingen at Wikimedia Commons