Bad Königshofen

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Bad Königshofen
Town
Coat of arms of Bad Königshofen
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Königshofen within Rhön-Grabfeld district
FladungenHausenBundorfer ForstBurgwallbacher ForstForst Schmalwasser-NordForst Schmalwasser-SüdMellrichstadter ForstSteinacher Forst rechts der SaaleSulzfelder ForstWeiglerWillmarsNordheim vor der RhönSondheim vor der RhönStockheimMellrichstadtMellrichstadtOstheimOberelsbachBischofsheim in der RhönBischofsheim in der RhönSandbergSchönau an der BrendHohenrothNiederlauerBurglauerStrahlungenSalzBastheimOberstreuUnslebenWollbachBad Neustadt an der SaaleHeustreuHendungenHollstadtRödelmaierWülfershausenHöchheimSaal an der SaaleAubstadtHerbstadtTrappstadtGroßeibstadtGroßbardorfSulzfeldBad KönigshofenBad KönigshofenSulzdorf an der LederheckeThuringiaHaßberge (district)Schweinfurt (district)HesseBad Kissingen (district)
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictRhön-Grabfeld
Government
 • 1. BürgermeisterThomas Helbling (CSU)
Area
 • Total69.52 km2 (26.84 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,113
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97631
Dialling codes09761
Vehicle registrationNES, KÖN, MET
Websitehttp://www.badkoenigshofen.de/

Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld is a small spa town in the Rhön-Grabfeld district, in the north east of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany on the Franconian Saale a few kilometers from the border with Thuringia. Several smaller villages exist within the town limits:

Town hall
  • Althausen
  • Aub
  • Eyershausen
  • Gabolshausen
  • Ipthausen
  • Merkershausen
  • Untereßfeld

The city is twinned with Arlington, Texas, USA. Bad Königshofen has a downtown recreational park named "Arlington" in honor of the city of Arlington. In 2006, the City of Arlington opened a water park named "Bad Königshofen Family Aquatic Center" in honor of the city of Bad Königshofen.[2]















Personality

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Gaspar Schott (1608-1666), science writer and educator
  • Louis Rousseau (1724-1794), German chemist
  • Charles Albert (1743-1819), sculptor of the Rococo
  • Alois Albert (1880-1939), politician (BVP), member of the Reichstag
  • Sieglinde Hofmann (born 1945), former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF)

Those associated with the site

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
  2. ^ "About The Bad Königshofen Water Park in Arlington TX". city of Arlington. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-01-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Bad Konigshofen Water Park in Arlington TX http://www.recmanagement.com/200705aw1i.php



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