Bad Königshofen
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:
- Althausen
- Aub
- Eyershausen
- Gabolshausen
- Ipthausen
- Merkershausen
- Untereßfeld
Bad Königshofen | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Königshofen within Rhön-Grabfeld district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°18′N 10°25′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Rhön-Grabfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Helbling (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.52 km2 (26.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,984 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 97631 |
| Dialling codes | 09761 |
| Vehicle registration | NES, KÖN, MET |
| Website | www |
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)
- Waldemar Heckel (born 1949), leading authority and historian of Alexander the Great
Those associated with the site
- Andreas Baader (1943-1977), leading terrorist of the Red Army Faction (RAF)
See also
- Asteroid 435950 Bad Königshofen, named after the spa town
References
- "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
- "About The Bad Königshofen Water Park in Arlington TX". city of Arlington. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- Ergebnis Stadtratswahl 2014
- Bad Konigshofen Water Park in Arlington, TX http://www.recmanagement.com/200705aw1i.php
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