Bad Königshofen

Bad Königshofen
Bad Königshofen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Franconia
District Rhön-Grabfeld
1. Bürgermeister Thomas Helbling (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 69.52 km2 (26.84 sq mi)
Elevation 276 m  (906 ft)
Population 6,907 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 99 /km2 (257 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NES
Postal code 97631
Area code 09761
Website http://www.badkoenigshofen.de/

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:

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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010. 
  2. ^ "About The Pool". city of Arlington. http://www.arlingtontx.gov/park/aquatics/outdoor_bk.html. Retrieved 2008-01-10. 
Towns and municipalities in Rhön-Grabfeld