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	name = Bad Kissingen\|
			{{Infobox German place
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			\|type = Stadt
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	population = 21,965\|
			\|image_plan = Bad Kissingen in KG.svg
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			\|state = Bayern
	pop_dens = 1,309\|
			\|region = Unterfranken
	area = 69.42\|
			\|district = Bad Kissingen
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			\|elevation = 220
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			\|postal_code = 97688
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			\|area_code = 0971
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			\|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 6 72 114
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			\|divisions = 9 ]e
	postal_code = 97688 \|
			\|website =
	area_code = 0971\|
			\|mayor = Dirk Vogel<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.mainpost.de/regional/bad-kissingen/Bad-Kissingen-Dirk-Vogel-wird-neuer-Oberbuergermeister;art766,10423058 \|title=''Dirk Vogel wird neuer Oberbürgermeister'', ''Main-Post'' 15 March 2020 (in German) \|access-date=17 March 2020 \|archive-date=17 July 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717191138/https://www.mainpost.de/regional/bad-kissingen/Bad-Kissingen-Dirk-Vogel-wird-neuer-Oberbuergermeister;art766,10423058 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	licence = KG\|
			\|leader_term = 2020–26
	mayor = Karl Heinz Laudenbach (independent)\|
			\|Bürgermeistertitel = Oberbürgermeister
	website = \|
			\|party = SPD
			\| footnotes = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
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			\| WHS = Bad Kissingen
			\| Part_of = ]
			\| Criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type\|(ii)(iii)}}(ii)(iii)
			\| ID = 1613
			\| Year = 2021
			}}
	}}		}}
			]
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	'''Bad Kissingen''' is ~~located~~ in the ~~Bavarian~~ region of ] and is ~~the capital~~ of the ]. Situated to the south of the ] on the ] river, it is ~~]'s~~ ] ~~and~~ a ~~world-~~famous ~~health~~ ~~resort~~.		'''Bad Kissingen''' is a German ] in the ]n region of ] and ] of the ]. Situated to the south of the ] on the ], it is one of the health resorts, which became famous as a "Weltbad" in the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.infranken.de/regional/bad-kissingen/Ein-Platz-fuer-das-Weltbad-Bad-Kissingen;art211,665628\|title = Ein Platz für das Weltbad Bad Kissingen\| date=24 March 2014 }}</ref>

			In 2021 the town became part of the transnational ] under the name "]", because of its famous mineral springs and its architecture exemplifying the popularity of spa resorts in Europe during the 18th through 20th centuries.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.dpa-international.com/topic/great-spas-europe-awarded-unesco-world-heritage-status-urn%3Anewsml%3Adpa.com%3A20090101%3A210724-99-511232\| title='Great Spas of Europe' awarded UNESCO World Heritage status\| first=Andreas\| last=Landwehr\| agency=Deutsche Presse-Agentur\| date=24 July 2021\| access-date=25 July 2021\| archive-date=25 July 2021\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725045739/https://www.dpa-international.com/topic/great-spas-europe-awarded-unesco-world-heritage-status-urn%3Anewsml%3Adpa.com%3A20090101%3A210724-99-511232\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="whs">{{cite web \|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1613\|title=The Great Spa Towns of Europe\|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre \|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>
	== Town Structure ==
	In addition to the main town of Bad Kissingen, its districts include:

			== History ==
	*Bad Kissingen town centre (17.010)
			The town was first documented in the year 801 under the name ''chizzicha'' and was renowned above all for its mineral springs, which are recorded from as early as 823. At that time, Kissingen was under the domination of ], later it fell to the ] and was sold to the ] in the 14th century. Kissingen was first mentioned as "oppidum" (town) in 1279. The town developed into a spa in the 1500s and recorded its first official spa guest in 1520. In 1814, Kissingen became part of ]. The town grew to be a fashionable resort in the 19th century, and was extended during the reign of ]. Crowned heads of state such as ], ] and ], who bestowed the 'Bad' on Kissingen in 1883, were among the guests of the spa at this time. Other well-known visitors to the resort included author ], composer ] and artist ].<ref>Thomas Ahnert, Peter Weidisch: 1200 Jahre Bad Kissingen, 801–2001, Facetten einer Stadtgeschichte, Bad Kissingen 2001, {{ISBN\|3929278162}}</ref><ref>, ''Merkur'', 10 March 2021 (in German)</ref>
	*Albertshausen (625)
	*Arnshausen (1.310)
	*Garitz (5.623)
	*Hausen (1.824)
	*Kleinbrach (515)
	*Poppenroth (1.073)
	*Reiterswiesen (2.238)
	*Winkels (1.417)

			On 10 July 1866, during the ] (campaign at the river ]) of the ], Kissingen was the site of fierce ] between Bavarian and ]n troops, which ended with a Prussian victory.<ref>{{cite book\| title=The first \| author= Edward Austin Sheldon \|publisher= Scribner, Armstrong & company\|year= 1875}}</ref>
	''(Number of inhabitants in brackets)''

			Imperial Chancellor ] visited Bad Kissingen's spas many times. In 1874, during the ''],'' he survived an assassination attempt in the town by the Catholic Eduard Franz Ludwig Kullmann. In 1877, he dictated the ] (German: ''Kissinger Diktat''), in which he explained the principles of his foreign policy. Bismarck's former home in Bad Kissingen is now the Bismarck Museum.
	== Politics ==
	=== Town Council ===
	The Council of Bad Kissingen (which is elected until 2008) consists of:
	* The mayor Karl-Heinz Laudenbach (no party)
	* 15 members of the ] (CSU),
	* 8 members of the ] (SPD),
	* 3 members of the DBK,
	* 3 members of the ] party,
	* 1 member of the BfU/].
	* In addition there is a representative for Albertshausen and one for Kleinbrach who have no right to vote in the council.

			In June 1911 ], German Secretary of State, and the French ambassador ] had negotiations in Bad Kissingen about Morocco without achieving a solution. The failure of the negotiations led to the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.yamaguchy.com/library/fay/origin_104.html\|title = Sidney Fay, the Origins of the World War, Vol 1, ch 4}}</ref>
	=== Twin Towns ===

			The resort's clientele changed in the 20th century, with ordinary people increasingly replacing nobility as guests. The spa suffered a one-year interruption in 1945, the only closure in its history.
	* {{flagicon\|Austria}} ] (Austria), around 700 km away
	* {{flagicon\|Italy}} ] (Italy), around 900 km away
	* {{flagicon\|France}} ] (France), around 800 km away

			Shortly prior to ] ''Manteuffel Kaserne'' (Manteuffel barracks) was established at the eastern edge of the Bad Kissingen town center by the German military as part of Hitler's program to expand the German ]. In 1945, the American army entered the town peacefully and took over the Kaserne, which was renamed ''Daley Barracks'' in 1953. The barracks were closed in the 1990s after the fall of the ] when the American troops were withdrawn.
	== Culture and Sights ==
	=== Museums ===

			After the war, the Department of Social Security built clinics in the town. A change in health legislation in the 1990s reduced the opportunities for ] contracts to fund spa visits, which led to job losses. As a result, efforts were made to attract a new kind of clientele, helped in no small part by the EMNID survey which named Bad Kissingen Germany's best-known spa town.<ref>{{Cite web \|url = https://www.mainpost.de/regional/bad-kissingen/Immer-noch-bekanntester-Kurort;art766,4502349 \|title = Immer noch bekanntester Kurort\|date = 20 May 2008\|access-date = 19 February 2017 \|archive-date = 20 February 2017\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013233/https://www.mainpost.de/regional/bad-kissingen/Immer-noch-bekanntester-Kurort;art766,4502349\|url-status = dead}}</ref>
	* Bismarck museum in the upper saltworks
	* Permanent exhibition: Jewish life in the Jewish church rooms
	* Cardinal Döpfner museum in Hausen

			In 2015, about 1.5 million overnight stays of more than 238,000 visitors were registered in the town.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.statistik.bayern.de/statistikkommunal/09672114.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=25 February 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226130954/https://www.statistik.bayern.de/statistikkommunal/09672114.pdf \|archive-date=26 February 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> With the opening of the ''KissSalis Therme'' in February 2004, Bad Kissingen gained a spa leisure centre and, in December 2004, the German-Chinese Football Academy was opened in the town, where the Chinese "08 Star Team" lived and trained in preparation for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.
	=== Music ===
			<gallery>
	The classical music festival 'Kissinger Sommer' with participation by internationally recognised orchestras and soloists is a highlight of the cultural calendar. A similar event called the ‘Kissinger Winterzauber’ takes place each winter. Other annual events include the ‘Rakoczy Fest’ in the last weekend of July, which is held to honour all historical figures whose lives were connected with Bad Kissingen. The high point is the procession on the Sunday afternoon. Historical figures are represented by citizens of the town for the entire weekend, and take part in town life.
			File:Kissingen 1850.jpg\|Kissingen about 1850, still with remains of the medieval fortification
			File:Gefecht-Kapellenfriedhof-Kissingen-1866.jpg\|The Battle of Kissingen, 10 July 1866
			File:Kaiserkur-Kissingen-1868.jpg\|Tsar Alexander II of Russia (centre, with hat in his hand) and king Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1868
			File:Kullmann-Attentat.jpg\|Eduard Kullmann (right) shoots at Otto von Bismarck in 1874
			File:Kissingen-Bahnhof-1875.jpg\|Bad Kissingen with its new station (left), about 1875
			</gallery>

	=== ~~Constructions~~ ===		== Spa town ==
			There are 7 mineral springs in Bad Kissingen, all of which are still used today.<ref name = "nominate">{{cite report \|title = Nomination of the Great Spas of Europe for inclusion on the World Heritage List \| publisher = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization \|url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1613/documents/ \|access-date = 21 August 2021}}</ref> All but the Schönborn spring are cold, containing high levels of sodium, carbonates, and sulphates.<ref name = "nominate"/> The springs are located in the Kissingen-Haßfurt fault zone, absorbing minerals from ] aged sediment layers.<ref name = "nominate"/>

			Bad Kissingen was one of the leading spas in the 19th and early 20th century, which in German are called "Weltbad". They differ from other spa resorts mainly through the following criteria:
			* Entertainment: The social life in a "Weltbad" is at least as important as the medical cure, or even more. A "Weltbad" offered many opportunities for the spa guests to spend their free time, such as exercise and sports, trips to the surroundings, theater and concert, library and games.
			* Guests: The "Weltbad" was attractive to guests from all five continents. Particular attention was paid to prominent visitors, who attracted more visitors, especially from nobility and upscale middle class.
			* Architecture: There are spa quarter, quarters with villas, areas for business and care, gardens and parks with a smooth transition into the surrounding landscape
			* Infrastructure and supply: Despite the small number of inhabitants, a "Weltbad" offered the guests all the contemporary comfort, which was not even common in all major cities. These include good transport connections, communication facilities (such as telegraphy and telephone on the latest state of the art), luxury goods offer, differentiated hotel and gastronomy as well as state-of-the-art technology for energy supply, water supply and sanitation.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.badkissingen.de/de/aktivitaeten/museen-obere-saline/weltbad-kissingen/index.html\|title = Weltbad Kissingen}}</ref>

			== Geography ==
	One of the most important buildings in the town is the old town hall, a renaissance design from 1577. Between 1838 and 1913, the arcade was built around the spa garden by Friedrich von Gärtner, as well as the pump rooms, following a design by Max Littmann. The Regency building was constructed by Balthasar Neumann. Max Littmann also designed the Art Nouveau spa theatre, completed in 1905. The oft-forgotten train station building, with its classical neo-renaissance façade, was built in 1874 under supervision by Friedrich Bürklein. The ruins of castle Bodenlaube from 1180 looks over the town from above Reiterswiesen. The KissSalis Therme, opened in 2004, gives the town a modern feel. It is one of the largest wellness baths in Europe, and the largest building project in the town since the Second World War.
			=== Subdivision ===
			In addition to the main town of Bad Kissingen, its districts include (with population numbers given in brackets, as of 1 January 2011):
			* Albertshausen (624)
			* Arnshausen (1,244)
			* Bad Kissingen (11,003)
			* Garitz (4,557)
			* Hausen (1,704)
			* Kleinbrach (375)
			* Poppenroth (876)
			* Reiterswiesen (2,103)
			* Winkels (1,378)

			== Climate ==
	Another point of interest is the casino in the spa park.
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	== ~~Sport~~ ==		== Governance ==
			=== Mayors ===
			* Franz Meinow (1910–1947): 1945–1946
			* Franz Rothmund (1873–1954): 1946–1947
			* Karl Fuchs (1881–1972): 1947–1952
			* Hans Weiß (1919–2008): 1952–1984
			* Georg Straus (1926–2014): 1984–1990
			* Christian Zoll (1941–2017): 1990–2002
			* Karl Heinz Laudenbach (born 1957): 2002–2008
			* Kay Blankenburg (born 1957): 2008–2020
			* Dirk Vogel (born 1977): since 2020

			=== Town Council ===
	Bad Kissingen boasts a large number of sports clubs and types of sports:
			The Council of Bad Kissingen (2020–2026), elected on 15 March 2020:<ref>, ''Saale-Zeitung'', 17 March 2020 {{in lang\|de}}</ref>
			* The mayor Dirk Vogel (], SPD)
			* 9 members of the ] (CSU)
			* 6 members of the (SPD)
			* 4 members of the Demokratische Bürger Kissingen (DBK, local group)
			* 3 members of the ] party, (Free voters)
			* 4 members of the Bürger für Umwelt (BfU) /] /]
			* 2 members of the ] (AfD)
			* 1 member of the ]
			* 1 member of the Zukunft Bad Kissingen (local group)

			In May 2020, three members of the CSU changed to DBK. Since then, the CSU has had 6 members in the town council, the DBK seven.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604143245/https://www.mainpost.de/regional/bad-kissingen/bad-kissingen-drei-stadtraete-verlassen-csu-ratsfraktion;art766,10443853 \|date=4 June 2020 }}, ''Main Post'', 8 May 2020</ref>
	* Football
	** 1. FC 06 Bad Kissingen (district upper league 2005/2006)
	** TV “Vater Jahn” Bad Kissingen-Winkels (A class)
	** Post SV Bad Kissingen (A class)
	** TSV gg Kissingen-Hausen (district league)
	** SV Bad Kissingen-Garitz (district league)
	** SV Bad Kissingen-Arnshausen (lower district league)
	** FC Viktoria Bad Kissingen-Poppenroth
	* Tennis
	** TC Rot Weiss Bad Kissingen
	** TSV Bad Kissingen
	* Golf
	* Fencing
	* Basketball
	* Swimming
	* Ice hockey
	* Flying
	* Judo
	* Chess
	* Shooting
	** Shooting club “Edelweiss” Reitersweisen (Bavarian league air pistol 2005/2006)

	=== ~~World~~ ~~Cup~~ ~~2006 =~~==		== Twin towns ==
			Bad Kissingen is ] with:<ref>{{cite web\|title=Partnerstädte der Stadt Bad Kissingen\|url=https://www.badkissingen.de/stadt/politik-und-rathaus/partnerstaedte-bad-kissingens\|publisher=Bad Kissingen\|language=de\|access-date=2021-12-08\|archive-date=8 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208141244/https://www.badkissingen.de/stadt/politik-und-rathaus/partnerstaedte-bad-kissingens\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			*{{flagicon\|AUT}} ], Austria (1978)
			*{{flagicon\|ITA}} ], Italy (1960)
			*{{flagicon\|FRA}} ], France (1960)

			== Arts and culture ==
	During the World Cup 2006, Bad Kissingen was home to the Ecuadorian national football team (the Croatian team was in Bad Brückenau). In honour of this unique event, a street was renamed from ''Grabengasse'' to ''Avenida Amazonas''. Sport facilities and infrastructure were also upgraded to ensure optimal training conditions for the team.
			=== Museums ===
			* Bismarck-Museum in the ''Obere Saline'' (upper saltworks)
			* Permanent exhibition: Jewish life in the former Jewish school
			* Cardinal-Döpfner-Museum in Hausen

	== ~~Regular events~~ ==		=== Music ===
			* The classical music festival '']'' with participation of internationally well known orchestras and soloists is a highlight of the cultural calendar.
			* Kissinger Piano Olympics (''Klavierolymp''), a competition of young pianistes, related to the Kissinger Sommer, is held in autumn.
			* Another music festival called the ''Kissinger Winterzauber'' takes place each winter.
			* The national German brass band contest has been hosted in Bad Kissingen in 2014 and 2016.

			=== Architecture ===
	* Kissinger Sommer (international music festival June/July)
			The ] from 1180 overlooks Bad Kissingen from above. The old town hall is a ] design from 1577. The town hall of today is the former mansion of the noble family von Heußlein, built by ] in 1706.
	* Kissinger Winterzauber (international music festival December/January)
	* Bad Kissingen Theatre Days (August)
	* Rokoczy Festival (last weekend of July)
	* Kissinger Piano Olympics (September)

			Between 1838 and 1913, the arcade (''Arkadenbau'') was built around the spa garden by ], as well as the halls for the use of the mineral water ("Brunnenhalle") and for promenades ("Wandelhalle"), following a design by ]. Littmann also designed the '']'', completed in 1905, and the concert hall '']'', inaugurated in 1913.{{citation needed\|\|date=December 2023}}
	== Schools ==

			The train station building was designed and supervised by ]. The Bad Kissingen Train station was constructed between 1871 and 1874.<ref>{{cite book \| editor1=Andres Lepik \| editor2= Katrin Bäumler \|title=The Architecture Under King Ludwig II Palaces and Factories \|publisher= Walter de Gruyter \|year=2018 \|page=195 \|isbn=9783035616538}}</ref>
	* Anton Kliegel night school
	* State secondary school, Bad Kissingen
	* Jack Steinberger grammar school

			<gallery>
	== Tourist attractions for the blind ==
			File:Bismarck-Museum-1.JPG\|Bismarck-Museum
			File:Bad_Kissingen,_Wandelhalle_Innenansicht.JPG\|"Wandelhalle" in the spa area
			File:Wandelhalle_03.jpg\|"Brunnenhalle" at the spa garden
			File:Marktplatz in Bad Kissingen.jpg\|Old town hall and market square
			File:Bad Kissingen Casino.JPG\|Casino Bad Kissingen
			</gallery>

	~~Albert~~ ~~Plohnke~~ ~~offers many services~~ in Bad Kissingen ~~- voluntarily and without charge~~		Other architectural attractions in Bad Kissingen include:
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]

	== ~~History~~ ==		=== World Cup 2006 ===
			During the World Cup 2006, Bad Kissingen was home to the ] (the Croatia team was in ]). Sports facilities and infrastructure were upgraded for the team.

			== Education ==

			* ''Berufschule Bad Kissingen'' vocational school

			== Notable people ==
	]]]
			]
	The town itself was first documented in the year ] as “chizzicha” and was renowned above all for its medicinal springs, which are recorded from as early as 823. Kissingen was first mentioned as a town in 1279, and the first official spa guest was recorded in 1520, the same century that the town established itself as a spa. Kissingen grew to be a chic resort in the 19th century, and was rebuilt as such during the reign of Ludwig I of Bavaria. Crowned heads of state such as Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Tsar Alexander II of Russia and King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who bestowed the 'Bad' on Kissingen in ], were among the guests to the spa at this time. On ], ] in Mainfeldzug, Kissingen was the site of fierce battle between Bavarian and ]n troops. Imperial Chancellor Otto von Bismarck visited Kissingen's spas many times, and in ] narrowly avoided an assassination attempt by Eduard Franz Ludwig Kullmann there. Bismarck’s former home in Kissingen is now the Bismarck museum. Other visitors to the resort included author Leo Tolstoy and artists Adolph von Menzel.
			* ] (born 1981), ] infielder on the ]
			* ] (1177–1245), Count of Henneberg, minnesinger and crusader
			* ] (1939–2022), otolaryngologist
			* ] (1913–1976), cardinal and archbishop of ]
			*Sir ] (1859-1932), a key figure in the history and development of the ] died here
			* ] (born 1992), '']'' winner 2015<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Arnold\|first1=Michael\|title=Zero to Hero\|url=http://oivietnam.com/2015/10/zero-to-hero/\|website=Oi Vietnam\|date=18 October 2015\|publisher=Metro Advertising}};</ref>
			* ] (1863–1937), operatic baritone and voice teacher
			* ] (1848–1907), composer, music educator and music publisher
			* ]'s (1923–2023) great-great-grandfather, Meyer Löb, derived his name from Bad Kissingen in 1817<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.br-online.de/land-und-leute/artikel/0506/02-kissinger/index.xml?theme=print \|title=Die Kissingers in Bad Kissingen \|website=Bayerischer Rundfunk \|language=de \|date=2 June 2005 \|access-date=3 February 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145809/http://www.br-online.de/land-und-leute/artikel/0506/02-kissinger/index.xml?theme=print \|archive-date=29 September 2007 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
			* ] (1872–1927), inventor of the ]
			* ] (1853–1921), physician and writer
			* ] (1888–1978), stage and film actress
			* ] (1902–1950), SS commandant of Nazi prison camp executed for war crimes
			* ] (1921–2020), physicist and ]

			== See also ==
	The resort’s clientele changed in the 20th century, with more normal citizens visiting than noblemen and women. ] is the only year that the spa resort remained closed. After that, the department of Social Security built clinics in the town, but a change in health legislation in the 1990s led to job losses. As a result, efforts were made to attract a new kind of clientele, and were helped in no small part by the EMNID survey which named Bad Kissingen Germany’s most well-known spa town. In 2003, 1.5 million people stayed in the town. With the opening of the KissSalis Therme in February 2004, Bad Kissingen now also had a spa leisure centre, and in December 2004, the German-Chinese Football Academy was opened in the town, where the Chinese "08 star team" both train and live in preparation for the Olympic Games in China in 2008.
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	] ( ] ]), sports journalist
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For the district, see Bad Kissingen (district).

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Bad Kissingen
Town
Bad Kissingen viewed from Bodenlaube ruins
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Kissingen within Bad Kissingen district
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Coordinates: 50°12′N 10°4′E / 50.200°N 10.067°E / 50.200; 10.067
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Bad Kissingen
Subdivisions	9 Stadtteile
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Dirk Vogel (SPD)
Area
• Total	69.42 km (26.80 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population
• Total	23,245
• Density	330/km (870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97688
Dialling codes	0971
Vehicle registration	KG
Website	www.badkissingen.de
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	The Great Spa Towns of Europe
Criteria	Cultural: (ii)(iii)
Reference	1613
Inscription	2021 (44th Session)

"Rosengarten" (Rose Garden) in Bad Kissingen

Bad Kissingen is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is one of the health resorts, which became famous as a "Weltbad" in the 19th century.

In 2021 the town became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe", because of its famous mineral springs and its architecture exemplifying the popularity of spa resorts in Europe during the 18th through 20th centuries.

History

The town was first documented in the year 801 under the name chizzicha and was renowned above all for its mineral springs, which are recorded from as early as 823. At that time, Kissingen was under the domination of Fulda Abbey, later it fell to the Counts of Henneberg and was sold to the bishops of Würzburg in the 14th century. Kissingen was first mentioned as "oppidum" (town) in 1279. The town developed into a spa in the 1500s and recorded its first official spa guest in 1520. In 1814, Kissingen became part of Bavaria. The town grew to be a fashionable resort in the 19th century, and was extended during the reign of Ludwig I of Bavaria. Crowned heads of state such as Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Tsar Alexander II of Russia and King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who bestowed the 'Bad' on Kissingen in 1883, were among the guests of the spa at this time. Other well-known visitors to the resort included author Leo Tolstoy, composer Gioachino Rossini and artist Adolph von Menzel.

On 10 July 1866, during the Mainfeldzug (campaign at the river Main) of the Austro-Prussian War, Kissingen was the site of fierce battle between Bavarian and Prussian troops, which ended with a Prussian victory.

Imperial Chancellor Otto von Bismarck visited Bad Kissingen's spas many times. In 1874, during the Kulturkampf, he survived an assassination attempt in the town by the Catholic Eduard Franz Ludwig Kullmann. In 1877, he dictated the Kissingen Dictation (German: Kissinger Diktat), in which he explained the principles of his foreign policy. Bismarck's former home in Bad Kissingen is now the Bismarck Museum.

In June 1911 Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter, German Secretary of State, and the French ambassador Jules Cambon had negotiations in Bad Kissingen about Morocco without achieving a solution. The failure of the negotiations led to the Agadir Crisis.

The resort's clientele changed in the 20th century, with ordinary people increasingly replacing nobility as guests. The spa suffered a one-year interruption in 1945, the only closure in its history.

Shortly prior to World War II Manteuffel Kaserne (Manteuffel barracks) was established at the eastern edge of the Bad Kissingen town center by the German military as part of Hitler's program to expand the German Wehrmacht. In 1945, the American army entered the town peacefully and took over the Kaserne, which was renamed Daley Barracks in 1953. The barracks were closed in the 1990s after the fall of the Iron Curtain when the American troops were withdrawn.

After the war, the Department of Social Security built clinics in the town. A change in health legislation in the 1990s reduced the opportunities for German health insurance contracts to fund spa visits, which led to job losses. As a result, efforts were made to attract a new kind of clientele, helped in no small part by the EMNID survey which named Bad Kissingen Germany's best-known spa town.

In 2015, about 1.5 million overnight stays of more than 238,000 visitors were registered in the town. With the opening of the KissSalis Therme in February 2004, Bad Kissingen gained a spa leisure centre and, in December 2004, the German-Chinese Football Academy was opened in the town, where the Chinese "08 Star Team" lived and trained in preparation for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.

Kissingen about 1850, still with remains of the medieval fortification
The Battle of Kissingen, 10 July 1866
Tsar Alexander II of Russia (centre, with hat in his hand) and king Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1868
Eduard Kullmann (right) shoots at Otto von Bismarck in 1874
Bad Kissingen with its new station (left), about 1875

Spa town

There are 7 mineral springs in Bad Kissingen, all of which are still used today. All but the Schönborn spring are cold, containing high levels of sodium, carbonates, and sulphates. The springs are located in the Kissingen-Haßfurt fault zone, absorbing minerals from Permian aged sediment layers.

Bad Kissingen was one of the leading spas in the 19th and early 20th century, which in German are called "Weltbad". They differ from other spa resorts mainly through the following criteria:

Entertainment: The social life in a "Weltbad" is at least as important as the medical cure, or even more. A "Weltbad" offered many opportunities for the spa guests to spend their free time, such as exercise and sports, trips to the surroundings, theater and concert, library and games.
Guests: The "Weltbad" was attractive to guests from all five continents. Particular attention was paid to prominent visitors, who attracted more visitors, especially from nobility and upscale middle class.
Architecture: There are spa quarter, quarters with villas, areas for business and care, gardens and parks with a smooth transition into the surrounding landscape
Infrastructure and supply: Despite the small number of inhabitants, a "Weltbad" offered the guests all the contemporary comfort, which was not even common in all major cities. These include good transport connections, communication facilities (such as telegraphy and telephone on the latest state of the art), luxury goods offer, differentiated hotel and gastronomy as well as state-of-the-art technology for energy supply, water supply and sanitation.

Geography

Subdivision

In addition to the main town of Bad Kissingen, its districts include (with population numbers given in brackets, as of 1 January 2011):

Albertshausen (624)
Arnshausen (1,244)
Bad Kissingen (11,003)
Garitz (4,557)
Hausen (1,704)
Kleinbrach (375)
Poppenroth (876)
Reiterswiesen (2,103)
Winkels (1,378)

Climate

Climate data for Bad Kissingen (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	5.0 (41.0)	9.9 (49.8)	15.3 (59.5)	19.4 (66.9)	22.7 (72.9)	25.0 (77.0)	24.7 (76.5)	19.7 (67.5)	13.6 (56.5)	7.3 (45.1)	3.8 (38.8)	14.1 (57.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.7 (33.3)	1.5 (34.7)	5.1 (41.2)	9.5 (49.1)	13.5 (56.3)	16.8 (62.2)	18.7 (65.7)	18.2 (64.8)	13.8 (56.8)	9.1 (48.4)	4.5 (40.1)	1.5 (34.7)	9.4 (48.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.9 (28.6)	−1.8 (28.8)	0.8 (33.4)	3.9 (39.0)	7.7 (45.9)	11.0 (51.8)	12.9 (55.2)	12.5 (54.5)	8.9 (48.0)	5.4 (41.7)	2.0 (35.6)	−0.8 (30.6)	5.1 (41.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	59.5 (2.34)	45.0 (1.77)	45.1 (1.78)	34.2 (1.35)	60.6 (2.39)	58.7 (2.31)	76.6 (3.02)	59.2 (2.33)	49.3 (1.94)	53.3 (2.10)	56.9 (2.24)	68.7 (2.70)	665.8 (26.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	16.4	13.8	14.1	11.9	13.4	14.0	14.5	13.5	12.1	15.3	16.5	18.1	173.1
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm)	9.8	6.7	2.3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	5.2	25.4
Average relative humidity (%)	85.4	81.3	75.0	67.8	70.7	70.9	70.8	72.2	78.6	85.7	88.9	88.5	78.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours	42.0	70.7	121.4	176.8	204.2	217.2	226.5	209.2	148.9	92.2	39.6	28.6	1,590.8
Source: World Meteorological Organization

Governance

Mayors

Franz Meinow (1910–1947): 1945–1946
Franz Rothmund (1873–1954): 1946–1947
Karl Fuchs (1881–1972): 1947–1952
Hans Weiß (1919–2008): 1952–1984
Georg Straus (1926–2014): 1984–1990
Christian Zoll (1941–2017): 1990–2002
Karl Heinz Laudenbach (born 1957): 2002–2008
Kay Blankenburg (born 1957): 2008–2020
Dirk Vogel (born 1977): since 2020

Town Council

The Council of Bad Kissingen (2020–2026), elected on 15 March 2020:

The mayor Dirk Vogel (Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD)
9 members of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU)
6 members of the (SPD)
4 members of the Demokratische Bürger Kissingen (DBK, local group)
3 members of the Freie Wähler party, (Free voters)
4 members of the Bürger für Umwelt (BfU) /Alliance 90/The Greens /ödp
2 members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD)
1 member of the Left Party
1 member of the Zukunft Bad Kissingen (local group)

In May 2020, three members of the CSU changed to DBK. Since then, the CSU has had 6 members in the town council, the DBK seven.

Twin towns

Bad Kissingen is twinned with:

Eisenstadt, Austria (1978)
Massa, Italy (1960)
Vernon, France (1960)

Arts and culture

Museums

Bismarck-Museum in the Obere Saline (upper saltworks)
Permanent exhibition: Jewish life in the former Jewish school
Cardinal-Döpfner-Museum in Hausen

Music

The classical music festival Kissinger Sommer with participation of internationally well known orchestras and soloists is a highlight of the cultural calendar.
Kissinger Piano Olympics (Klavierolymp), a competition of young pianistes, related to the Kissinger Sommer, is held in autumn.
Another music festival called the Kissinger Winterzauber takes place each winter.
The national German brass band contest has been hosted in Bad Kissingen in 2014 and 2016.

Architecture

The Botenlauben Castle Ruins from 1180 overlooks Bad Kissingen from above. The old town hall is a renaissance architecture design from 1577. The town hall of today is the former mansion of the noble family von Heußlein, built by Johann Dientzenhofer in 1706.

Between 1838 and 1913, the arcade (Arkadenbau) was built around the spa garden by Friedrich von Gärtner, as well as the halls for the use of the mineral water ("Brunnenhalle") and for promenades ("Wandelhalle"), following a design by Max Littmann. Littmann also designed the Kurtheater Bad Kissingen, completed in 1905, and the concert hall Regentenbau, inaugurated in 1913.

The train station building was designed and supervised by Friedrich Bürklein. The Bad Kissingen Train station was constructed between 1871 and 1874.

Bismarck-Museum
"Wandelhalle" in the spa area
"Brunnenhalle" at the spa garden
Old town hall and market square
Casino Bad Kissingen

Other architectural attractions in Bad Kissingen include:

World Cup 2006

During the World Cup 2006, Bad Kissingen was home to the Ecuador national team (the Croatia team was in Bad Brückenau). Sports facilities and infrastructure were upgraded for the team.

Education

Berufschule Bad Kissingen vocational school

Notable people

Jeff Baker (born 1981), MLB infielder on the Miami Marlins
Otto von Botenlauben (1177–1245), Count of Henneberg, minnesinger and crusader
Claus-Frenz Claussen (1939–2022), otolaryngologist
Julius Döpfner (1913–1976), cardinal and archbishop of München and Freising
Sir Dorabji Tata (1859-1932), a key figure in the history and development of the Tata Group died here
Trong Hieu (born 1992), Vietnam Idol winner 2015
Baptist Hoffmann (1863–1937), operatic baritone and voice teacher
Cyrill Kistler (1848–1907), composer, music educator and music publisher
Henry Kissinger's (1923–2023) great-great-grandfather, Meyer Löb, derived his name from Bad Kissingen in 1817
Anton Kliegl (1872–1927), inventor of the Klieg light
Oskar Panizza (1853–1921), physician and writer
Hanna Ralph (1888–1978), stage and film actress
Philipp Schmitt (1902–1950), SS commandant of Nazi prison camp executed for war crimes
Jack Steinberger (1921–2020), physicist and Nobel Prize winner

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Landwehr, Andreas (24 July 2021). "'Great Spas of Europe' awarded UNESCO World Heritage status". Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
"The Great Spa Towns of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Thomas Ahnert, Peter Weidisch: 1200 Jahre Bad Kissingen, 801–2001, Facetten einer Stadtgeschichte, Bad Kissingen 2001, ISBN 3929278162
Bad Kissingen, Merkur, 10 March 2021 (in German)
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External links

Official website (in German)
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kissingen" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
The Town That's Building Life Around Sleep

v t e Towns and municipalities in Bad Kissingen (district)
Aura Bad Bocklet Bad Brückenau Bad Kissingen Burkardroth Elfershausen Euerdorf Fuchsstadt Geroda Hammelburg Maßbach Motten Münnerstadt Nüdlingen Oberleichtersbach Oberthulba Oerlenbach Ramsthal Rannungen Riedenberg Schondra Sulzthal Thundorf Wartmannsroth Wildflecken Zeitlofs		Coat of Arms of Bad Kissingen district

v t e The Great Spa Towns of Europe
UNESCO World Heritage Site
1613-001: Baden bei Wien (Austria) 1613-002: Spa (Belgium) 1613-003: Františkovy Lázně (Czech Republic) 1613-004: Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) 1613-005: Mariánské Lázně (Czech Republic) 1613-006: Vichy (France) 1613-007: Bad Ems (Germany) 1613-008: Baden-Baden (Germany) 1613-009: Bad Kissingen (Germany) 1613-010: Montecatini Terme (Italy) 1613-011: Bath (United Kingdom)

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