Bad Kösen

Bad Kösen  is a spa town on the Saale river in the small wine-growing region of Saale-Unstrut, Germany. It is a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt. Bad Kösen has a population of around 5,300. Since 1 January 2010, it has been a Stadtteil (part) of the town of Naumburg.

Bad Kösen
Stadtteil of Naumburg
Weir of the Saale river and old water mill
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Kösen
Bad Kösen
Bad Kösen
Coordinates: 51°8′7″N 11°43′14″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictBurgenlandkreis
TownNaumburg
Area
 • Total35.72 km2 (13.79 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total5,360
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
06628
Dialling codes034463
Vehicle registrationBLK
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

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 ("municipal association") Bad Kösen.

Pforta is an Ortsteil of Bad Kösen.

  • Rudelsburg, c.1890
  • Map from 1914
  • Bismarck Memorial
  • Gate house of Pforta
  • Old water mill
  • Train station
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  • Media related to Bad Kösen at Wikimedia Commons
  • Works related to Kösen at Wikisource (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica)
  • Schumann, August (1818). "Kösen". Vollständiges Staats-, Post- und Zeitungslexikon von Sachsen (in German). 5. Zwickau. p. 20 .
  • Official website of Bad Kösen


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