Bad Kissingen is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district of Bad Kissingen. Situated south of the Rhon Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it became famous as a Weltbad, or world spa, in the 19th century.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone FAQs
Why did Otto von Bismarck matter to Bad Kissingen's fame as a spa town?
Fifteen visits by Chancellor Bismarck helped put the town on the international stage.
According to the city of Bad Kissingen, fifteen visits by the German Imperial Chancellor Otto von Bismarck propelled the town onto the political and international stage. The rooms he lived in during his spa stays are still preserved in the Museum Obere Saline. The city says that, among other reasons because of this political importance, the former world spa has belonged since 2021 to the transnational UNESCO World Heritage listing called Great Spa Towns of Europe.
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1. Bad Kissingen (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 23,191 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 50.2, longitude 10.066667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 202 m
P2046 (area)
area 69.42 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 23191 (2025)
View the Source2. Bad Kissingen (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 801
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.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 801
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.
Source text, founding-year: 801
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.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe
Bad Kissingen (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈkɪsɪŋən] ) is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district Bad Kissingen.
View the Source3. GeoNames: Bad Kissingen - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2953424
50.20228 10.07784 P PPLA3 DE 02 096 09672 09672114 21328 207 Europe/Berlin
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 207 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 10.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.25, 10.25
50.25 10.25 Cfb
Wikidata: Bad Kissingen
Wikidata Q488346, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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