Bad Liebenzell
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| Bad Liebenzell | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Calw |
| Town subdivisions | 7 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Volker Bäuerle (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 33.80 km² (13.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 333 m (1093 ft) |
| Population | 9,477 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 280 /km² (726 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | CW |
| Postal code | 75378 |
| Area codes | 07052 07084 Maisenbach-Zainen |
| Website | www.bad-liebenzell.de |
Bad Liebenzell is a spa town in the Nagold River valley, the northern part of the Black Forest. It was first mentioned in 1090 and is the heart of the Liebenzeller Mission (a religious movement).
Bad Liebenzell is part of the Calw district; it is itself comprised of seven districts by the inner city: Möttlingen, Unterhaugstett, Monakam, Beinberg, Unterlengenhardt und Maisenbach-Zainen. Bad Liebenzell has also had an alliance with Villaines la Juhel in France since 1992.
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[edit] Politics
[edit] Town Council
Outcome of the local elections on 13 June 2004:
| CDU | 54.9 % | +1.7 | 12 seats | +1 |
| SPD | 24.3 % | -0.7 | 5 seats | ±0 |
| GAL | 20.8 % | -0.6 | 4 seats | ±0 |
| Others | 0.0 % | -0.5 | 0 seats | ±0 |
[edit] Coat of Arms and Flag
Under a black deer antler on blue lies a silver tent on a black and gold base containing a golden bathtub, in which a bathing woman sits. The Bad Liebenzeller city colours are blue and white.
[edit] Economy and Infrastructure
Bad Liebenzell is on the Nagoldtalbahn, a railway line from Pforzheim to Horb am Neckar on the nationwide route network.
Bad Liebenzell also has at its disposal a Grundeschule (elementary school), Hauptschule (secondary school), Realschule, and Förderschule. There is an elementary school outside the city in the Möttlingen and Unterhaugstett districts.
[edit] Culture and Sights
Bad Liebenzell lies on the Ostweg (east way), a trail from Pforzheim to Schaffhausen, on which one can find many sights, including:
 Stauferburg |
 Kirche St. Blasius |
 Kurhaus |
- The Stauferburg from the 13th century is the most impressive building of Bad Liebenzells.
- Monaturm (a mobile radio tower at 8°44'09" E, 48°47'18" N)
- South of Bad Liebenzell, a 110kV-three phase powerline of the EnBW spans the Nagold river valley for 941 meters.
[edit] Important People
- 1842, 1 June, Christoph Blumhardt (in Möttlingen), † 2 August 1919 in Jebenhausen, German theologian and politician (SPD), MdL (Württemberg)
The Protestant theologian and minister Christoph Blumhardt (1842-1919) and his father Johann Blumhardt (1805-1880) worked in Möttlingen. They performed faith healings in Möttlingen which caused a sensation all over Germany. Johann later founded a spiritual guidance center in Bad Boll. Christoph became friends with Eduard Mörike and stayed in contact with numerous other writers of his time.
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