Schlangenbad

Schlangenbad

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Schlangenbad

Coordinates: 50°5′39″N 8°6′12″E / 50.09417°N 8.10333°ECoordinates: 50°5′39″N 8°6′12″E / 50.09417°N 8.10333°E
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Area
 • Total 36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 6,127
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 65388
Dialling codes 06129
Vehicle registration RÜD
Website www.schlangenbad.de

Schlangenbad is a community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community, which is a health resort (Kurort), lies 320 m (1,050 ft) above sea level in a sheltered location on a valley slope on the southern slope of the Taunus 12 km (7.5 mi) from Wiesbaden, 7 km (4.3 mi) from Eltville and 7 km (4.3 mi) from Bad Schwalbach.

Neighbouring communities

Schlangenbad borders in the north on the town of Bad Schwalbach, in the east on the town of Taunusstein and the district-free city of Wiesbaden, in the south on the town of Eltville and the community of Kiedrich and in the west on the town of Oestrich-Winkel.

Constituent communities

Schlangenbad’s Ortsteile are the state-recognized health resort of Schlangenbad and its outlying centres of Georgenborn, Wambach, Bärstadt, Hausen vor der Höhe, Obergladbach and Niedergladbach.

Climate

In Schlangenbad, the climate is what is known in German as a Schonklima, which means a climate with temperatures that never get too high (no higher than 21 °C (70 °F) in the warmest months) and without great temperature fluctuations, usually occurring together with good shelter from prevailing winds.[2] It does, however, cool off quite sharply in the nighttime. This moderate climate is comparable to a Mediterranean climate.

The temperate climate permits a remnant population of Aesculapian Snakes to survive in the area, despite the general cooling of the climate in what is now Germany. These snakes were once widespread in Middle Europe in warmer times, but are now otherwise only found in Mediterranean lands. Indeed snakes are Schlangenbad’s namesake: the community’s name literally means “Snake Bath” in German.

Spa operations

Bad Schlangenbad about 1900

Schlangenbad’s thermal springs were discovered in the mid 17th century. Today, nine springs are running altogether. They issue from the ground at temperatures between 21 °C (70 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) on the south slope of the Bärstädter Kopf. Rheumatic and other inflammatory illnesses are treated at the spa.

Sport and leisure facilities

Hiking trails

Politics

Community council

The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Parties and voter communities %
2006		 Seats
2006		 %
2001		 Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 48.3 15 38.0 12
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 26.1 8 35.6 11
GREENS Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 12.4 4 9.6 3
FDP Free Democratic Party 8.9 3 12.5 4
PRO PRO-Schlangenbad 4.2 1 4.2 1
Total 100.0 31 100.0 31
Voter turnout in % 57.7 59.0

Town partnerships

Education

Famous people

Sons and daughters of the town

Former and current Schlangenbad residents

References

  1. ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.
  2. ↑ http://wetterbote.de/wetterlexikon/Schonklima Definition in German of Schonklima

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Schlangenbad.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Schlangenbad.
Wikisource has the text of the 1921 Collier's Encyclopedia article Schlangenbad.

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