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Bad Kissingen (district)

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Bad Kissingen
District
Flag of Bad Kissingen
Flag
Coat of arms of Bad Kissingen
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionLower Franconia
CapitalBad Kissingen
Government
 • District admin.Thomas Bold (CSU)
Area
 • Total
1,137 km2 (439 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2024)[1]
 • Total
103,489
 • Density91.02/km2 (235.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKG, BRK, HAB
Websitelandkreis-badkissingen.de

Bad Kissingen is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart.

History

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The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Bad Kissingen, Bad Brückenau and Hammelburg.

Geography

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The district is located in the southern portion of the Rhön Mountains. The Fränkische Saale river (an affluent of the Main) enters the district in the north and leaves to the southwest.

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms displays:

  • top: three icons symbolising the three spas of the district
  • left: the eagle as well as the red and white pattern are from the arms of the county of Henneberg, which ruled the territory in the Middle Ages
  • right: the cross from the arms of Fulda

Towns and municipalities

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Dreistelzer ForstForst Detter-SüdGeiersnest-OstGeiersnest-WestWaldfensterer ForstKälberbergMottener Forst-SüdNeuwirtshauser ForstOmerz und Roter BergRömershager Forst-NordRömershager Forst-OstRoßbacher ForstWaldfensterer ForstGroßer AuersbergMünnerstadtThundorf in UnterfrankenMaßbachRannungenNüdlingenOerlenbachBad KissingenAura an der SaaleBad BockletEuerdorfSulzthalRamsthalElfershausenFuchsstadtHammelburgElfershausenWartmannsrothOberthulbaOberthulbaOberthulbaBurkardrothBurkardrothZeitlofsZeitlofsBad BrückenauBad BrückenauOberleichtersbachGerodaSchondraSchondraSchondraRiedenbergMottenWildfleckenHesseRhön-GrabfeldMain-SpessartSchweinfurt (district)Haßberge (district)Haßberge (district)Schweinfurt
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Brückenau
  2. Bad Kissingen
  3. Hammelburg
  1. Aura an der Saale
  2. Bad Bocklet
  3. Burkardroth
  4. Elfershausen
  5. Euerdorf
  6. Fuchsstadt
  7. Geroda
  8. Maßbach
  9. Motten
  10. Münnerstadt
  11. Nüdlingen
  1. Oberleichtersbach
  2. Oberthulba
  3. Oerlenbach
  4. Ramsthal
  5. Rannungen
  6. Riedenberg
  7. Schondra
  8. Sulzthal
  9. Thundorf
  10. Wartmannsroth
  11. Wildflecken
  12. Zeitlofs

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
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50°15′N 10°00′E / 50.25°N 10.00°E / 50.25; 10.00

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