Bad Wildbad
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Location of Bad Wildbad within Calw district 
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| Coordinates: 48°45′1″N 8°33′02″E / 48.75028°N 8.55056°ECoordinates: 48°45′1″N 8°33′02″E / 48.75028°N 8.55056°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe | |
| District | Calw | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Klaus Mack (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 105.26 km2 (40.64 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,876 | |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 75323 | |
| Dialling codes | 07081 | |
| Vehicle registration | CW | |
| Website | www.bad-wildbad.de | |
Bad Wildbad is a town in Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located in the government district (Regierungsbezirk) of Karlsruhe and in the district (Landkreis) of Calw. Its coordinates are 48° 45' N, 8° 33' E. About 11,250 people live there. The current mayor is Klaus Mack.
The current town of Bad Wildbad[2] is an amalgamation of several communities brought together under local government reform in 1974. The member communities are Wildbad, Calmbach, Sprollenhaus, Nonnenmiß and Aichelberg, along with the hamlets of Hünerberg und Meistern. The town was named only Wildbad until 1991, when it was given its current name ("Bad" is German for "bath", a reference to the town's status as a spa town).
It is picturesquely situated 420 m above sea level, in the romantic pine-clad gorge of the Enz, a tributary of the Neckar in the Black Forest, 45 km west of Stuttgart and 23 east of Baden-Baden by rail.[3] Towering above Bad Wildbad is a small mountain, the Wildbader Sommerberg, whose top may be reached by the Sommerbergbahn, a funicular railway. It covers a vertical difference of about 300 m.
It is historically a popular medicinal spa. The neighbourhood is picturesque, the most attractive spot being the Wildsee - a small lake some distance from the town itself, measuring 2.3 ha, and at about 900 m above sea level.[3]
The annual Rossini in Wildbad opera festival, held in July, brings an international audience to the Kurhaus and the Kurtheater to hear belcanto works by Gioachino Rossini and his contemporaries.
It is the scene of the early pages of Armadale by Wilkie Collins.
Transportation
Bad Wildbad is connected to Germany's national rail network through the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn, line S6, running on the Enz Valley Railway. Being located deep in the northern Black Forest, Bad Wildbad has no direct connection with any Autobahn. The nearest one is just west of Pforzheim.
Famous residents
- Ludwig Hofacker, (1798–1828), was born in Wildbad, Württemberg author, politician (Paulskirche) and translator (Aristophanes)
- Justinus Kerner (1786–1862), poet, writer and physician
- The Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel was born 1939 in Calmbach and grew up here and would live out his last years here following his deportation from Canada.
- The economist and financial scientist Rudolf Nickel, (born 1942 in Nuremberg), grew up in Bad Wildbad.
Notes
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Wildbad". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 632.
References
- "Rossini in Wildbad". Retrieved March 2013. Check date values in:
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Further reading
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Wildbad". Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 632.
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