Bad Kreuznach
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| Bad Kreuznach | |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Bad Kreuznach |
| Mayor | Andreas Ludwig (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 46.1 km² (17.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 104-321 m |
| Population | 43,880 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 952 /km² (2,465 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KH |
| Postal codes | 55517-55545 |
| Area codes | 0671, 06727 |
| Website | stadt-bad-kreuznach.de |
Bad Kreuznach is the capital of the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on the Nahe River, a tributary of the Rhine. The town and surrounding areas are renowned both nationally and internationally for its wines, especially Riesling, Silvaner and Müller-Thurgau grape varieties.
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[edit] Tourist attractions
The town of Bad Kreuznach is the home of the following tourist attractions:
- The Bridge Houses (see picture) 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 the noble gas radon, 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.
- Two 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, Rose Barracks, including headquarters of the U.S. 8th Infantry Division and later 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.
[edit] Notable people associated with the city
[edit] Born in Bad Kreuznach
- Eberhard Anheuser (1805 - 1880), brewing magnate
- Hans Driesch (1867 - 1941), biologist and philosopher
- Herbert Eimert (1897 - 1972), composer
- Konrad Frey (1909 - 1974), gymnast
- Manuel Friedrich (born 1979), football player
- Maler Müller (1749 - 1825), painter
- Thomas Schmidt (born 1976), canoeist
- Günter Verheugen (born 1944), politician
[edit] Residents
- Anna Dogonadze (born 1973 in Georgia), gymnast; has lived there for many years
[edit] Miscellaneous
Marcel Proust made a visit with his mother in 1895.
