Bad Bocklet

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Coordinates: 50°16′N 10°5′E

Bad Bocklet
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Administrative region	Lower Franconia
District	Bad Kissingen
Population	4886 (06/2005)
Area	36.2 km²
Population density	135 /km²
Elevation	230 m
Coordinates	50°16′ N 10°5′ E
Postal code	97708
Area code	09708
Licence plate code	KG
Mayor	Wolfgang Back (CSU)
Website	www.badbocklet.de

Bad Bocklet is a town in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany. It is a market town and a health spa.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Divisions of the municipality 3 History 4 Government 5 Sightseeing 5.1 Steinach 5.2 Aschach 5.3 Hohn 5.4 Roth 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Geography

Bad Bocklet lies in a bend in the river Saale in Franconia about 10 km north of the district capital Bad Kissingen. On the northside, the municipality borders on the district of Rhön-Grabfeld.

[edit] Divisions of the municipality

The municipality is divided into the following towns:

• Bad Bocklet
• Aschach
• Großenbrach
• Hohn
• Nickersfelden
• Steinach
• Roth

[edit] History

Bocklet is first documented in 1122 in the records of the monastery at Aura.

With secularization of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France and Austria in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and he was made Grand Duke of Würzburg, a new state, as a reward for his support of Napoleon. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon.

In 1937, the town was officially renamed Bad Bocklet.

In 1972, the towns of Aschach bei Bad Kissingen and Großenbrach became part of the municipality, followed in 1978 by Steinach an der Saale.

[edit] Government

The Marktgemeinderat (municipal council) of Bad Bocklet has 17 members, including the mayor. Of those members, 9 were CSU, 5 SPD, and 3 Christian Electoral Community as of 2002.

[edit] Sightseeing

The spa of the Bishop of Würzburg, which was built in the 18th century is the most notable architectural attraction. It also has a very extensive garden.

An annual Straßenfest (street fair) takes place in May.

[edit] Steinach

The St. Nikolaus church has a crucifix by Tilman Riemenschneider.

The ruins of Steineck castle are on a hill between Steinach and Hohn. In town, there are both an old and a new palace. The Bergkapelle and the Jewish cemetary are also worth a visit.

[edit] Aschach

Schloss Aschach is now the home of the Graf Luxburg Museum.

[edit] Hohn

Hohn has many old open-beam houses.

[edit] Roth

Ruppels mill is an old water-driven mill.

[edit] External links

• Official Web site

[edit] References

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.