Bad Saulgau

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Coordinates: 48°1′N 9°30′E

Bad Saulgau
Coat of arms of Bad Saulgau Location of Bad Saulgau in Germany

Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region Tübingen
District Sigmaringen
Population 17,773 (2004)
Area 97.34 km²
Population density 183 /km²
Elevation 628 m
Coordinates 48°1′ N 9°30′ E
Postal code 88340-88348
Area code 07581
Licence plate code SIG
Mayor Johannes Häfele
Website www.bad-saulgau.de

Bad Saulgau is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km east of Sigmaringen, and 27 km north of Ravensburg between the Danube and Lake Constance.

The locations was already a Celtic settlement and owes its name to the spring goddess Sulis. The first historical reference to the settlement dates back to 819. In 1239, the town was acknowledged by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. It became a possession of the House of Habsburg in 1299, and thus part of the Holy Roman Empire.

In Napoleonic times, it was given to the Kingdom of Württemberg. The name of the town was officially changed in 2000 from Saulgau to Bad Saulgau.