Bad Kreuznach

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Coordinates: 49°51′N 7°52′E

Bad Kreuznach
Coat of arms of Bad Kreuznach Location of Bad Kreuznach in Germany

Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Bad Kreuznach
Population 43,757 (2005)
Area 46.1 km²
Population density 949 /km²
Elevation 104-321 m
Coordinates 49°51′ N 7°52′ E
Postal code 55517-55545
Area code 0671, 06727
Licence plate code KH
Mayor Andreas Ludwig (CDU)
Website stadt-bad-kreuznach.de

Bad Kreuznach is the capital of Bad Kreuznach (district), Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is located on the Nahe River, a tributary of the Rhine.

[edit] Tourist attractions

The town of Bad Kreuznach is the home of the following tourist attractions:

  • The Bridge Houses that are built on the bridge that crosses the Nahe River in downtown Bad Kreuznach along the walkplatz.
  • The Pauluskirche, or St. Paul's Church, where Karl Marx was married (to Jenny von Westphalen) in 1843.
  • The Kurhaus (built 1913) is a hotel and bath house. The baths which give the town its name contain radium, with supposedly curative properties.
  • The Dr-Faust-Haus (built 1507) was the home of Johann Georg Faust, the alchemist on whom the Faust tale is said to be based.
  • 2 mosaics dating from a Roman villa (ca. 250 A.C.) are shown in a museum there.
  • Kreuznacher wine is well known.
  • For 50 years it was home to a United States Army base, including headquarters of the U.S. 1st Armored Division, which closed down in May 2001

The villas of rich citizens built during the German Empire (1871-1918) are very typical of the town.

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