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Bad Königshofen

Coordinates: 50°18′N 10°25′E / 50.300°N 10.417°E / 50.300; 10.417
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Bad Königshofen
Town
Coat of arms of Bad Königshofen
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Königshofen within Rhön-Grabfeld district
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Bad Königshofen is located in Germany
Bad Königshofen
Bad Königshofen
Bad Königshofen is located in Bavaria
Bad Königshofen
Bad Königshofen
Coordinates: 50°18′N 10°25′E / 50.300°N 10.417°E / 50.300; 10.417
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
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total6,176
 • Density89/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]















Local council

The elections in March 2014 showed the following results:[3]

  • CSU: 5 seats
  • SPD: 2 seats
  • Greens: 1 seat
  • Block Freier Wähler (Free voters): 2 seats
  • List Merkershausen: 2 seats
  • Bürgerblock der Stadtteile: 2 seats
  • List Eyershausen: 2 seats
  • List Althausen: 1 seat
  • List Untereßfeld: 1 seat
  • Junge Liste (young list): 1 seat
  • Aktive Bürger Bad Königshofen (Active citizens Bad Königshofen) 1 seat

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).
  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)
  3. ^ Ergebnis Stadtratswahl 2014

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



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