Bad Kissingen (district)

Bad Kissingen is a district in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda

Fulda (district)

Fulda is a Kreis in the north-east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Wartburgkreis, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Bad Kissingen, Main-Kinzig, Vogelsbergkreis.-History:...

 in Hesse

Hesse

Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...

, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld

Rhön-Grabfeld

Rhön-Grabfeld is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse and Thuringia .-History:In medieval times the region was a part of the Bishopric of Würzburg...

, Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt (district)

Schweinfurt is a Kreis in the northwestern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Bad Kissingen, Rhön-Grabfeld, Haßberge, Bamberg, Kitzingen, Würzburg and Main-Spessart. The district-free city Schweinfurt is completely surrounded by the district.-Geography:Primary rivers in the...

 and Main-Spessart

Main-Spessart

Main-Spessart is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Kissingen, Schweinfurt and Würzburg, the state of Baden-Württemberg , the districts of Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg, and the state of Hesse .-History:The district was established in 1972 by merging the former...

.

History

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

Geography

The district is located in the southern portion of the Rhön Mountains. The Fränkische Saale

Fränkische Saale

The Franconian Saale or is a 125 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale , which is a tributary of the Elbe River....

 river (an affluent of the Main) enters the district in the north and leaves to the southwest.

Coat of arms

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 Henneberg Henneberg may refer to:*the House of Henneberg, German nobility*County of Henneberg, a mediæval state in the Holy Roman Empire*Henneberg, Thuringia, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany*Mary Jane Henneberg, b. 1973, TV reporter... , which ruled the territory in the Middle Ages right: the cross from the arms of Fulda Fulda Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Brückenau Bad Brückenau Bad Brückenau is a spa town in Bad Kissingen district in northern Bavaria. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 30 kilometers south of Fulda.-Geography:Bad Brückenau is located in the valley of the River Sinn, in the western part of the Rhön Mountains... Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen is a spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and is the seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is a world-famous health resort.- Town structure :... Hammelburg Hammelburg Hammelburg is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Franconian Saale, 25 km west of Schweinfurt...	Aura an der Saale Aura an der Saale Aura an der Saale is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Aura lies on the left bank of the Saale in Franconia about 7 km from the district capital of Bad Kissingen. It is the smallest municipality in the district.-History:A Benedictine monastery... Bad Bocklet Bad Bocklet Bad Bocklet is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany. It is a market town and a health spa.-Geography:Bad Bocklet lies in a bend in the river Fränkische Saale in Franconia about 10 km north of the district capital Bad Kissingen... Burkardroth Burkardroth Burkardroth is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Burkardroth lies on the south boundary of the biosphere reserve Rhön about 14 km northwest of the district capital of Bad Kissingen... Elfershausen Elfershausen Elfershausen is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.Elfershausen is a market town or municipality that includes the following towns:*Elfershausen*Engenthal*Langendorf*Machtilshausen*Trimberg-History:... Euerdorf Euerdorf Euerdorf is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Euerdorf lies in the Main-Rhön region at the confluence of Sulz brook and the Saale River.-Divisions of the municipality:... Fuchsstadt Fuchsstadt Fuchsstadt is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Fuchsstadt lies in the valley of the Franconian Saale, surrounded by the foothills of the Bavarian Rhön Mountains.... Geroda Geroda Geroda is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.Geroda is located in the nature park Bayerische Rhön, in the Thulba valley, on the southern side of the so-called Schwarze Berge .... Maßbach Maßbach Maßbach is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Maßbach lies between the biosphere reserve of the Bavarian Rhön Mountains and Haßberge.-Neighboring municipalities:*Münnerstadt*Thundorf... Motten Motten Motten is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Divisions of the municipality:The municipality consists of the following towns:*Kothen*Motten*Speicherz-History:... Münnerstadt Münnerstadt Münnerstadt is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria, Germany. It borders with the towns of Burglauer, Bad Bocklet, Nüdlingen, Maßbach, Großbardorf, and Strahlungen. As of 2000 it has a population of 8,300, and covers an area of 95 km².... Nüdlingen Nüdlingen Nüdlingen is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Divisions of the municipality:The municipality is divided into the following towns:*Haard*Nüdlingen-History:...	Oberleichtersbach Oberleichtersbach Oberleichtersbach is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Divisions of the municipality:The municipality includes the following towns:*Oberleichtersbach*Unterleichtersbach*Modlos*Breitenbach*Mitgenfeld-History:... Oberthulba Oberthulba Oberthulba is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.-Divisions of the municipality:*Oberthulba*Frankenbrunn*Hassenbach*Hetzlos*Reith*Schlimpfhof*Thulba*Wittershausen-History:... Oerlenbach Oerlenbach Oerlenbach is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.... Ramsthal Ramsthal Ramsthal is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.... Rannungen Rannungen Rannungen is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.... Riedenberg Riedenberg Riedenberg is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.... Schondra Schondra Schondra is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.... Sulzthal Sulzthal Sulzthal is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.... Thundorf Thundorf in Unterfranken Thundorf is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.... Wartmannsroth Wartmannsroth Wartmannsroth is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany.... Wildflecken Wildflecken Wildflecken is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northeastern Bavaria and southern Hesse. In 2005, its population was 3,285; the postal code is 97772. Wildflecken is in the picturesque Rhön hills and nature-park.... Zeitlofs Zeitlofs Zeitlofs is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany....

External links

• Official website (German)