Bad Königshofen

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Coordinates: 50°18′00″N 10°25′00″E / 50.3, 10.416667

Bad Königshofen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Lower Franconia
District	Rhön-Grabfeld
1. Bürgermeister	Clemens Behr (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	69.52 km² (26.8 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m  (906 ft)
Population	7,063  (30/06/2005)
- Density	102 /km² (263 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	NES (until 1972: KÖN)
Postal code	97631
Area code	09761

Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld is a small spa town in the Rhön-Grabfeld district, in the north east of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany on the Franconian Saale a few kilometers from the border with Thuringia. Several smaller villages exist within the town limits:

• Althausen
• Aub
• Eyershausen
• Gabolshausen
• Ipthausen
• Merkershausen
• Untereßfeld

The city is twinned with Arlington, Texas, USA. Bad Königshofen has a downtown recreational park named "Arlington" in honor of the city of Arlington. In 2006, the City of Arlington opened a water park named "Bad Königshofen Family Aquatic Center" in honor of the city of Bad Königshofen. ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ About The Pool. city of Arlington. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.

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