Bad Kösen
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| Bad Kösen | |
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| Coordinates | 51°8′7″N 11°43′14″E / 51.13528°N 11.72056°E |
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Mayor | Christoph Emus |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 35.72 km2 (13.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population | 5,360 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 150 /km2 (389 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | BLK |
| Postal code | 06628 |
| Area code | 034463 |
| Website | www.badkoesen.de |
Bad Kösen (help·info) (pop. 5746) (2001) is a spa town in Germany, on the Saale river in the small German wine-growing region of Saale-Unstrut. It belongs to the Burgenlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt.
Bad Kösen, and the nearby Rudelsburg castle with its memorials to the German Student Corps, is the location of the annual convention of the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband. In sight of the Rudelsburg is the ruin of the nearby Saaleck castle.
Bad Kösen was the seat of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Bad Kösen.
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