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| '''Bad Kissingen''' is a town in ], capital of the ]. | '''Bad Kissingen''' is a town in ], capital of the ]. | ||
| ]'s ancestors derived their name from this town. | ]'s ancestors derived their name from this town. The name derives from the ] ''chizzicha'' (first recorded in 801), meaning "sour bubbly water", a description of the town's ]. | ||
| The towns name derives from Old German words meaning"sour bubbly water".The mineral water of the town fits that description. | |||
| Bad Kissingen is perhaps best known as the site of a climactic clash between the |
Bad Kissingen is perhaps best known as the site of a climactic clash between the ]n and ]n armies during the German Campaign of the ] on ], ], an engagement often referred to as the ], which lasted for more than twelve hours and cost several thousand casualties. | ||
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Bad Kissingen is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Bad Kissingen.
Henry Kissinger's ancestors derived their name from this town. The name derives from the Old High German chizzicha (first recorded in 801), meaning "sour bubbly water", a description of the town's mineral water.
Bad Kissingen is perhaps best known as the site of a climactic clash between the Prussian and Bavarian armies during the German Campaign of the Austro-Prussian War on July 10, 1866, an engagement often referred to as the Battle of Kissingen, which lasted for more than twelve hours and cost several thousand casualties.
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