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Bad Windsheim
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Location of the town of Bad Windsheim within Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Middle Franconia |
| District | Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim |
| Town subdivisions | 10 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Ralf Ledertheil (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 78.26 km2 (30.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321 m (1053 ft) |
| Population | 11,811 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 151 /km2 (391 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | NEA |
| Postal code | 91438 |
| Area code | 09841 |
| Website | www.bad-windsheim.de |
| Imperial City of Windsheim Reichsstadt Windsheim |
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| Capital | Windsheim | |||
| Government | Republic | |||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||
| - City founded | before 741 | |||
| - Gained Reichsfreiheit | 1248 | |||
| - Political alliance with Nuremberg |
1344 |
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| - Mediatised to Bavaria | 1802 | |||
| - Renamed Bad Windsheim | 1961 | |||
Bad Windsheim is a small historic city in Bavaria, Germany. It lies in the district Neustadt an der Aisch - Bad Windsheim, west of Nuremberg.
A document from 741 proves for the first time the existence of the town, then called 'Uuinidesheim'. The name changed to 'Windsheim' by linguistic development, meaning 'The home of the wind'. Nowadays, the town is known for its waters and spa, Franken-Therme, and an open-air museum, the Freilandmuseum, which brings together old farms and farmhouses from the area to explore. On the first weekend in August every year Bad Windsheim is the location for an event called 'Weinturm Open Air', a concert on the top of a hill in the town. The town is also known for its war memorial in the form of a large statue of Roland.
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