Bad Kissingen - Bad Kissingen

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Bad Kissingen
federal stateBavaria
Residents
22.444 (2019)
height
202 m
Tourist info 49 971 8048-211
www.badkissingen.de/de/index.html
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Bad Kissingen

Bad Kissingen is a city in the north Lower Franconia. The most famous spa Germany[1] is located on the Franconian Saale on the southern edge of the Rhön.

background

Bad Kissingen is Great county seat and belongs to the administrative district of Lower Franconia.

The current city of Bad Kissingen was established in 1972 as part of the Bavarian regional reform through the incorporation of the villages Albertshausen, Arnshausen, Garitz, Hausen, Kleinbrach, Poppenroth, Reiterswiesen and Winkels. The current district of Garitz, located directly on Bad Kissingen's western bank of the Saale, had already grown together with Bad Kissingen at that time, the other villages still had their own townscape at that time.

history

The probably first mention of the Kissinger salt springs can be found in a message from Tacitus about a battle between Hermunduren and Chatten over a border river (the Franconian Saale), which is suitable for salt production. The springs were first mentioned in a document in 823 as the "upper and lower saltworks".

The first written mention of the place is in the year 801 as "in uilla Chizziche" in a deed of donation from the Benedictine monastery Fulda.

In the remainder of the Middle Ages, the salt springs are of no great importance, the brines were mainly used for Salt extraction used.

Maxbrunnen

At the end of the 16th century, the medicinal springs gained more and more attention from doctors. At this point in time, the two sources "Sauerbrunnen", the current "Maxbrunnen" and the "sharp fountain", today's "Pandur" are known. In 1737 the fountains were chemically analyzed in the pharmacy of the Juliusspital in Würzburg. In addition, Balthasar Neumann was commissioned to redesign the fountain. During this measure, the third and sharpest spring, the “Ragoczi”, was discovered or rediscovered as a spring that may have been known earlier and was buried by the Saale.

As early as the 18th century, under the Würzburg bishops, Bad Kissingen developed into a posh seaside resort. In the 19th century, after Franconia fell to Bavaria through the Congress of Vienna, the Wittelsbach family, with Prince Regent Luitpold and King Ludwig I, consistently expanded Kissingen into a seaside resort with international renown and visitors such as Tsar Alexander II and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. King Ludwig II, also a bather, officially raised Kissingen to the bath in 1883.

Since January 2013 Bad Kissingen has officially applied alongside Baden-Baden and Wiesbaden for Germany and other important European world baths (Bath in England, Vichy in France, spa in Belgium, as Marienbad, Carlsbad and Franzensbad in Czech Republic), in the UNESCO World Heritage List to be included. The reasons are not only the cultural monuments of these cities, but above all the enormous importance as social platforms in the 19th century.

getting there

Distances
Schweinfurt24 km
Bad Neustadt24 km
Wurzburg69 km
Fulda70 km
Bamberg89 km
Erfurt145 km
Frankfurt Main150 km
Nuremberg167 km
Munich333 km

By plane

The nearest international airports are the airport FrankfurtWebsite of this institutionFrankfurt Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaFrankfurt Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFrankfurt Airport (Q46033) in the Wikidata database(IATA: FRA) and the Nuremberg AirportWebsite of this institutionNuremberg Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNuremberg Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsNuremberg Airport (Q265994) in the Wikidata database(IATA: NUE).

Bad Kissingen has its own airfield for machines up to 3,000 kg.

By bicycle

  • The Franconian Saale cycle path runs along the valley of the Franconian Saale and from the source in Grave field (Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke) to the mouth of the Saale Gemünden am Main.
  • The Main-Saale cycle path leads from the Saale to the Main (Schweinfurt).

By train

The 1 Bad Kissingen train station is an imposing terminus. There are local transport connections to Schweinfurt / Wurzburg Via Ebenhausen (there connection towards Erfurt) or direction Gemünden.

In the street

The city center is traffic-calmed, on weekdays there are 700 free parking spaces within a 10 to 15 minute walk from the city center, as well as other paid parking spaces and multi-storey car parks. Parking on the weekends is free of charge.

mobility

Map of Bad Kissingen
  • Public transport Bad Kissingen (Transportation):
Bus routes: Line directory and lineNetwork plan;
  • Saaleschiffahrt GmbH, Breslauer Str. 2, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 4335. On the Franconian Saale, two passenger ships operate between the Rosengarten and the Saline, popularly known as "Dampferle", from April to October. Travel times on weekdays approx. Every 40 minutes, on weekends every 20 minutes.Price: One way € 4.00, round trip: € 6.00; Children 1.50 / 2.00 €.last change: Jul. 2019

Stagecoach

The runs in summer Horse-drawn stagecoach from Bad Kissingen Bad Bocklet and Aschach Castle, it is the oldest stagecoach line in Germany, i. H. the last one that is still operated by Deutsche Post.

The Princes of Thurn and Taxis had had a monopoly on stagecoach lines since 1595, and a Royal Bavarian stagecoach had operated between Bad Kissingen and the Poppenhausen junction since 1830. With the general motorization, the stagecoaches later lost their importance, in the region the last horse mail lines to Brückenau and Bad Bocklet were replaced by motorized mail lines as early as 1909.

The resumption of stagecoach rides in scenic areas of Germany took place from 1937, the Kissinger stagecoach has been in operation since June 7th, 1939 with an interruption only during World War II.

Rides from May to October on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday to Bad Bocklet, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to Aschach Castle. Departure is in Bad Kissingen at Berliner Platz at 2 p.m. Return around 5:30 p.m. Round trip: € 18.00.

to the right of the center of the picture, the spa district to the left (from the north tower of Botenlauben Castle)

Information, registration and tickets at Bad Kissingen post office and at the Tourist info Bad Kissingen.

Tourist Attractions

The best overview of Bad Kissingen is in the vicinity of the Botenlauben Castle in the southeast over the city and from the Höhenparkanlage with a viewing pavilion on the Altenberg in the West. One has the best distant view from Wittelsbach Tower in the south over the Saale valley.

Churches

  • 1  St. James, Rathausplatz 6. St. Jakobus in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaSt. Jakobus im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsSt. Jakobus (Q2316180) in der Datenbank Wikidata.Baroque building, the buildings of the tower basement date from the early 14th century. From 1772 to 1775 the tower was raised to five storeys and the nave was rebuilt with an almost square floor plan based on plans by the Würzburg court chamber councilor Joh. Phil. Geigel, interior design by Anton Petrolli, plasterer from Würzburg.
Sacred Heart Church
  • 2 Sacred Heart ChurchHerz-Jesu-Kirche in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaHerz-Jesu-Kirche im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsHerz-Jesu-Kirche (Q1615017) in der Datenbank Wikidata. Three-aisled basilica in neo-Gothic style, consecrated on August 31, 1884. The church tower is 67 meters high, the formerly neo-Gothic interior was replaced in 1947 by simple furnishings.

Castles, chateaux and palaces

  • 5  new town hall, Rathausplatz, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Neues Rathaus in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaNeues Rathaus im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsNeues Rathaus (Q18288590) in der Datenbank Wikidata.Former Lochner-Heusslein Castle: The lords of the castle were the noble family of the von Heusslein family, they had the building built in the years 1707-1710, they were architects Johann Dientzenhofer, one of the most important builders of the Franconian Baroque. When the lords of the castle, a long-established Franconian aristocratic family, died out in the male line in 1870, the female line of Messrs. Lochner von Hüttenheim took over the castle and sold it to the city in 1927 for 242,500 Reichsmarks; it has been using it as the new town hall since 1929.

Botenlauben Castle

Botenlauben Castle
View from the north tower to the south tower
  • 6  Botenlauben Castle, Schlossberg. Burg Botenlauben in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaBurg Botenlauben im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsBurg Botenlauben (Q320285) in der Datenbank Wikidata.
The castle ruin Botenlauben (also: Bodenlauben) is the oldest landmark of Bad Kissingen and is enthroned in the southeast on a ridge above the city; it is named after the crusader and minstrel w: Otto von Botenlauben (* probably 1177 in Henneberg, † before 1245 near Kissingen), one of its owners and lived here for a long time. The actual builder and the exact construction time of the castle, probably as early as the middle of the 12th century, are not known.
The castle was besieged for a long time during the Peasants' War in 1525 and according to tradition it was only stormed, plundered, set on fire and not rebuilt after a betrayal by the castle cook. The ruin then served as a quarry.
It was not until 1881 that the remains of the wall were secured; on the tower on the south side, even greater proportions of the original substance are probably preserved; the north tower and the other remains of the wall were essentially built in the various subsequent restoration phases in the previous century.
The ruin has been prepared for visitors, is freely accessible and both round towers are accessible up to the top; From there you have a very good view of Bad Kissingen and the valley of the Franconian Saale.
Every year on the 3rd weekend in September, the Botenlauben Festival instead of.
Driveway via the Kissingen district of Reiterswiesen (past the St. Elizabeth Hospital) with a signposted junction, access from the city via a hiking trail (approx. 1 km).

Buildings

Graduation towers

Kissingen is considered to be the oldest graduation site in Central Europe. The valuable salt from the Kissinger brine has been extracted here for over 1000 years, in the Middle Ages still in salt marshes, where the water evaporated in the sun and the brine was concentrated before the boiling process. In the Middle Ages, salt was considered "white gold"; it was so valuable that it was sometimes weighed in gold.

The world's first straw graduation tower was built in Bad Kissingen in 1563 as the "Leck und Lepperwerk", a technical innovation at the time: Since the natural brine only bubbled from the spring with a salt content of 3 - 10%, it was allowed to trickle in special structures over bundles of straw stacked meters high the evaporation of the water increased the salt level to up to 25%. The name graduation building is derived from the increased salt content of the brine, the technology itself originally came from Lombardy. The straw in the graduation tower was replaced by blackthorn twigs from 1700, and so-called "thorn stones" were deposited on the brushwood thorns of the thorn graduation works, such as carbonates and sulphate.

The Kissinger graduation buildings were located north of the city in the Saaleauen and, in the best of times, stretched over more than two kilometers to the neighboring town of Hausen. Salt production later became less important, but the medical use of the salty air at the graduation towers for open-air inhalation for brine therapy for breathing difficulties developed. A walkway at the graduation facility with associated seating made it possible to inhale the salty and healthy air directly and consciously. Salt has not been extracted in Bad Kissingen since 1945.

  • 7  Upper saltworks, Upper Saline 20. Obere Saline in der Enzyklopädie WikipediaObere Saline im Medienverzeichnis Wikimedia CommonsObere Saline (Q2009374) in der Datenbank Wikidata.Construction of the residential building and the chapel of today's "Upper Saline" began in 1767. Under Prince-Bishop Friedrich von Seinsheim, Court Chamber Councilor Geigel enlarged it for his own use. Today is here that Museum Upper Saline with the Bismarck Museum, the graduation systems have been dismantled.
  • 8  Lower saltworks (Old graduation building). Preserved historical graduation house, in operation daily from May to October.
  • 9  Brine pumps. The pumps for conveying the brine to the salt pans are a 150 year old industrial monument.

Monuments

A selection of monuments to famous personalities related to the spa town

  • Sissi monument on the Altenberg for the Austrian Empress Elisabeth;
  • Monument to King Maximilian II (Son of King Ludwig I.) before Luitpoldbau;
  • Monument to Bismarck on the saltworks promenade;
  • Monument to Balthasar Neumann (at the "bath fountain") and Anton Boxberger (Rakoczy source) im rose Garden;
  • Monument to Bismarck on the saltworks promenade;

Museums

  • 10  Museum Upper Saline, Obere Saline 20, 97688 Bad Kissingen (approx. 3 km north of the center). Tel.: 49(0)971 807 4230. The museum is housed in the Upper Saline, the former spa district of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg and for Otto von Bismarck. The Obere Saline Museum consists of the Bismarck Museum as well as the Salt and Salt Extraction, Kissingen Spa, Kissingen World Spa and Toy World.Open: Wed to Sun from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Adults € 5, children / schoolchildren / students / severely disabled / volunteer card € 3, families € 10, single parents with children € 5, guest card / premium card: € 4.
  • The Bismarck Museum is part of the "Obere Saline" museum, the original interior of the exhibition is reminiscent of the historic home of Bad Kissingen's most famous regular guest, Reich Chancellor Otto Fürst von Bismarck.
Directions Public transport from the city center: with the city bus line 6, or on the Saale with the "Dampferle" and a footpath of about a kilometer.
  • 11  Jewish life in Bad Kissingen (Permanent exhibition in the Jewish community center), Promenadestraße 4, 97688 Bad Kissingen (around 100 meters northeast of the market square). Open: Wed. from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Market square and old town hall
  • 12  Julius Cardinal Döpfner Museum, Klosterweg 10 (in the monastery building), 97688 Bad Kissingen (m former Premonstratensian monastery in Bad Kissingen-Hausen). The museum is housed in the representative residential building of the Upper Saline, the former spa district of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg and for Otto Fürst von Bismarck. The museum shows the subjects of "Salt and Salt Production" over a period of 1000 years and "The Kissingen Spa" with its illustrious guests. (0) 971 65880.Open: By appointment.Price: free entry.

Streets and squares

Bad Kissingen center is the pedestrian zone with the Rathausplatz, Marktplatz and Marktstrasse and Ludwigstrasse and a few other alleys. The pedestrian zone is located immediately to the east of the Franconian Saale, the spa district then adjoins the center immediately to the south and lies on both sides of the Saale.

Parks

  • 13  Altenberg. (284 m) wooded hill immediately west of the Kurviertel above the Saale. The design as a landscape park took place in 1889 at the suggestion of the royal court gardener Jacob Ickelsheimer (memorial stone). At the summit there is the "Bellevue" viewing pavilion, built in 1848, with a wide all-round view and a monument to the Austrian Empress Sissi. The "Walhalla" is a small temple with columns based on the Roman model.

Spa gardens and spa gardens

Around 1800 there were already many other health resorts across Europe with all possible healing methods and for every budget. The aristocratic spa gardens of Bad Kissingen and its buildings in today's sophisticated form emerged from the middle of the 19th century: the Wittelsbachers were regulars here before, they brought their best architects from the capital Munich from the Isar to the small town on the Franconian Saale.

Regent building from the west

The then star architects built a spa district in the Saaleauen for the Bavarian royal family and as a suitable meeting place for the European nobility. The cure therefore naturally also included entertainment options and the corresponding infrastructure such as spa theater, spa music and dance evenings as a social get-together, gambling and horse riding, hunting and fishing.

  • 14  Regent building. The building was built between 1911 and 1913 according to the architect's plans Max Littmann and is the landmark of Bad Kissingen. Inside is the "Great Hall", also known as the "Max Littmann Hall", a concert hall known for its good acoustics due to its cherry wood paneling, the "Green Hall" with lavish Art Nouveau decorations and the "White Hall", the Reading room and the restaurant.
  • The Schmuckhof in the middle of the regent building is based on Italian gardens of the baroque and renaissance, is considered a "cabinet piece of spatial art".
Spa garden and arcade construction
  • 15  Conversation room and arcade construction. The building is also one of the most striking buildings in the health resort and was built in 1834-1838 according to plans by Friedrich von Gärtner built. The conversation room with the arcade building is the link between the northern regent building and the southern fountain and spring hall. Inside are the Rossini room, Menzel room and other salons and studios, they are used for conferences.
  • 16  Spa garden. The arcade building surrounds the spa garden on three sides as a windbreak and shade provider. This has always been nicknamed the Rendezvous-Gärtlein: this is where the fine guests from culture, politics and the nobility met to stroll, the ladies, if possible, accompanied by a gentleman, whom the Kurschatten has to replace today. The position of the trees was determined personally by King Ludwig I, his monument is at the center of the facility. - Access to the spa garden is only possible with a spa card, in historical times it was also denied to the Kissing bourgeoisie, they created then unceremoniously the rose Garden.
  • 17  Maxbrunnen. The arcade building surrounds the spa garden on three sides as a windbreak and shade provider. This has always been nicknamed the Rendezvous-Gärtlein: this is where the fine guests from culture, politics and the nobility met to stroll, the ladies, if possible, accompanied by a gentleman, whom the Kurschatten has to replace today. The location of the trees was determined personally by King Ludwig I, and his monument is at the center of the complex. Access to the spa garden is only possible with a spa card, in historical times it was also denied to the Kissing bourgeoisie, so they quickly created the rose GardenThe Maxbrunnen kiosk is located in the spa garden, also built according to plans by Max Littmann.
Bank promenade with fountain hall
Fountain hall
  • 18  Fountain and fountain hall
The building is 90 meters long and 3240 square meters, it was built in 1910 and 1911 according to plans by Max Littmann and is still the largest foyer in Europe. At the taps, the well women fill the spa guests' glasses with water from the twin springs Rakoczy and Pandur, and the guests then stroll through the hall with their healing water in a health-promoting way. A special attraction of the Wandelhalle is a concert shell for the orchestra that can be rotated outdoors.
  • 19  Luitpoldbau
On the west side of the Saale in the adjoining Luitpoldpark there is the listed Luitpoldbau; it was built from 1878 to 1880 as a three-wing complex in the neo-renaissance style as the Luitpoldbad. After extensions from 1902 to 1906, the public bath was considered the largest bath in Europe with 236 bathing cabins, approx. 140 m long and approx. 80 m wide, until it was closed in 1970 due to technical backwardness and lack of demand. This has been in the northern part of the former bathhouse since 1966 Luitpold Casino the Bavarian Casino Bad Kissingen. Games of chance have been allowed in Bad Kissingen since around 1796, roulette has been played since around 1830, and the casino still has an old roulette wheel from around 1839.
Renovation work is currently underway: The remaining parts of the building, with 3,200 square meters of floor space, are to be used as an administrative center from 2016.
  • 20  rose Garden. The urban park immediately north of the aristocratic spa park was created as a response from the magistrate and citizens to the royal spa regulations of 1912, according to which the state spa facilities around the springs, including the spa garden, remained closed to citizens. In May / June there is an area of ​​around 2.5 hectares with the floral scent of over 12,000 roses and 155 different types of roses. The rose ball with the election of the rose queen in June is part of the Kissinger summer.

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Wittelsbach Tower

Wittelsbach anniversary tower
  • 21  Wittelsbach anniversary tower (Visible from afar and only a few kilometers south and above the Arnshausen district, the approach is a bit cumbersome and only with a longer detour, from Bad Kissingen on the B 286 in the direction of Schweinfurt and about 3 km after Arnshausen on the right, follow the signs to the Wittelsbacher Tower.). The Wittelsbach anniversary tower is 33 m high up to the lion on the top of the tower, the Scheinberg with the tower is 420 m high, so the tower towers over the Saale valley by 240 meters. There is a viewing platform at a height of 25 meters and after 120 steps. The foundation stone for the tower was laid on January 1st, 1906, the occasion was the 100th anniversary of the Kingdom of Bavaria. The opening took place on September 15, 1907, the construction costs amounted to a total of 27,000 gold marks. After the First World War, the tower was to become part of a heroes memorial for a time, later it fell into disrepair and was closed. For the 800th anniversary of the Wittelsbach family, the tower and the viewing platform were renovated by the Free State of Bavaria and reopened in 1980. There is one on the tower Adventure brewery (see kitchen).

activities

  • 1  KissSalis Therme, Heiligenfelder Allee 16, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 826 600. Modern thermal baths, sauna park, wellness pavilion and fitness arena.Open: Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to midnight, Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., every last Saturday of the month until midnight.Price: 2 hours € 11.00, children up to 12 years receive a 50% discount.
  • 2  Indoor swimming pool, Reithausplatz 1, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 807. Open: September to April 2pm - 7pm, closed in summer.
  • 3  Terrace swimming pool (outdoor pool), Swimming pool street 9, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 8073410. Renovated in 1988, modern fun pool with 50-meter sports pool, 10-meter diving platform, non-swimmer pool with 85-meter water slide, water source and jet stream, cafe, etc. On a hillside with a view of the Rhön.
  • 4  Bad Kissingen Golf Club, Euerdorfer Strasse 11, 97688 Bad Kissingen (in the Saaleauen south of the city). Tel.: 49 (0)971 3608. Second oldest golf club in Bavaria with one of the oldest courses in Bavaria and Germany, 45 hectares.

Regular events

  • ZF Sachs Franken Classic. The classic car rally takes place every year at Whitsun. Around 150 rare automobiles have to pass through on a 500-kilometer route Rhön and Hatred Mountains, Spessart and Tauberfranken take various tasks and tests as a regularity rally without a stopwatch.
  • Kissinger summer (International classical music festival lasting several weeks in June / July, international classical stars, top orchestras from all over the world, young artists) (in regent building). Tel.: 49 (0)971 807 1110, Email: .
  • Rakoczy Festival. Tel.: 49 (0)971 807 0. Every year on a weekend at the end of July in the entire city center. Live music from jazz to pop to folk music, gastronomy, wine village, parade with historical costumes and figures, festival ball, etc.
  • Saline Festival the Kissinger end of summer on a weekend at the end of August in the courtyard of the Upper Saline: late summer festival with children's program and Bengali illumination and musical accompanying program with live music.
  • Botenlauben Festival (Minstrels and swords sound). Castle Festival on Messenger arbors, Medieval festival with minstrels, sutlers, jugglers, musicians, with knights and with food and drink every year on the 3rd weekend in September.
  • Plantanz Arnshausen: The tradition of Plantanzes with the planning tree set up has been shown to have taken place in the Bad Kissingen district of Arnshausen since 1885: Franconian figure dances are danced.

shop

In Bad Kissingen's pedestrian zone there is a larger selection of shops and specialty shops for clothing and shoes, sports, bakeries and butchers, delicatessen and also for high-quality items such as jewelry / jewelers and antiques.

  • 1  Müller Sport Mode GmbH & Co.KG (Intersport branch), Marktplatz 15, 97688 Bad Kissingen (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49(0)9971 1393.
  • 2  GEKKO outdoor shop, Erhardstrasse 41, 97688 Bad Kissingen (on the Ostring (St2292)). Tel.: 49(0)971 89888994.
  • 3  Werner's enjoyment room (liquid delicatessen, with a focus on Franconian wine), Brunnengasse 4, 97688 Bad Kissingen (Pedestrian zone).

kitchen

Kissinger croissant

A Kissinger is a buttered Danish pastry in the shape of a croissant with a hazelnut filling. It probably originated from the fact that in the 19th century during the spa stay in Bad Kissingen one did not have breakfast in the hotel, but rather ate something on the first walk to the mineral springs.

To Hotel catering see also the section accommodation.

Cafes

  • 1  Café Kaiser (modern cafe), Obere Marktstrasse 6, 97688 Bad Kissingen (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49(0)971 173 33. Open: Mon - Sat 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
  • 2  Eck Bäck (Café and bakery), Ludwigstrasse 5, Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 78510 46.
  • 3  Ice cream parlor Rialto, Ludwigstrasse 7, 97688 Bad Kissingen (In the pedestrian zone).
  • 4  Kiliansbäck (Bakery and café), Untere Marktstrasse 8, Bad Kissingen (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49(0)971 62060.
  • 5  Spa garden café, Am Kurgarten 8, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 78 57 98 90. The hall of the sophisticated café and the building itself was designed by the royal Bavarian court architect Max Littmann and has already seen numerous crowned heads as guests.
  • 6  My Kissinger coffee, Martin-Luther-Str. 3a (Balling-Bazar), 97688 Bad Kissingen (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49(0)971 78580908.

Cheap

medium

  • 7  To the post office, Obere Marktstrasse 3, 97688 Bad Kissingen (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49(0) 971 4484.
  • 8  Schubert's Wine & Economy, Kirchgasse 2, 97688 Bad Kissingen (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49(0)971 2624. Bad Kissingen's oldest wine bar, regional cuisine.Open: Wed to Sun 11.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5.30 p.m. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

upscale

Excursion restaurants

Wittelsbacher Turm brewery
Directions: please refer Wittelsbach Tower
  • 10  Forsthaus Klaushof, Klaushofstraße 102, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 6993747, Fax: (0)971 6993722, Email: . Franconian cuisine, very large selection.Open: currently closed, kiosk operations continue.

Restaurants

  • 11  La Locanda, Grabengasse 3, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 13367326. Restaurant with classic Umbrian cuisine.Open: Mon - Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
  • 12  Schubert's Wine & Economy, Kirchgasse 2, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 2624, Email: . Restaurant that combines Franconian wine tavern tradition with Bavarian tavern conviviality.Open: Tue - Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. from 5.30 p.m., Mondays are closed.
  • 13  Körner's economy, Iringstrasse 7, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 2809, Fax: (0)971 7851520, Email: . Franconian cuisine.Open: Mo Thu 5.00 p.m. - 10.30 p.m., Fr Sa 11.00 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m., Sun 11.00 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5.00 p.m. - 10.30 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday are closed.
  • 15  Ratskeller Bad Kissingen, At Rathausplatz 1, Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 60001, Fax: (0)971 64651, Email: . currently closed.
  • 16  Emmanuel’s restaurant, Grabengasse 7, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 2436, Email: . Event location with Greek cuisine, but also some German dishes, in-house bar available.Open: Mon, Wed - Fri from 4 p.m., Sat, Sun public holidays from 11 a.m., Tues is day off; the bar daily from 9 p.m.
  • 17  Vecchia America, Schönbornstrasse 9, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 89888975, Fax: (0)971 89888976, Email: . Italian kitchen.Open: Mon - Tue 5:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., Thu - Sun 5:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., Wed is day off.
  • 18  La Canchanchara, Hartmannstrasse 10, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 7854610, Email: . Mexican cuisine. Beer garden available, cocktail happy hour 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m., live music.Open: Tue - Sat from 5:00 p.m.
  • 19  Café Central, Hemmerichstrasse 10, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 4702, Email: . Restaurant, bar, café with Greek and Mediterranean cuisine. Huge selection, warm meals until 11 p.m.Open: Mon - Fri 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - midnight, Sat Sun 2.30 p.m. - midnight.
  • 20  Franconian delicacy room, Eichelberg 7, 97688 Bad Kissingen OT Kleinbrach. Tel.: 49(0)971 4645, Fax: 49(0)971 7856321, Email: . Hot meals. Franconian delicacy room.Open: Mon Tue are closed, Wed - Sat 3 p.m. - midnight, Sun 10 a.m. - midnight.
  • 21  Sinnbergklause, Littmannstrasse 1, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49(0)971 6992998, Email: . Mainly Greek cuisine, free delivery service.Open: Mon, Wed - Sat 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sun public holidays 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Tuesdays are closed.

nightlife

  • 5  Spa theater, Theaterplatz, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 80 48 444. The building was built around 1904 according to plans by Max Littmann in the Franconian Baroque style as a "Royal Theater" and was put into operation on June 25, 1905 during the spa season. Inside, it is lavishly elegant and offers seating for up to 538 people. The theater hosts concerts, musicals, comedy and other live events and is a venue for guest performances from international stages.
Luitpold Casino
  • 6  Luitpold Casino (Bavarian Casino Bad Kissingen), Im Luitpoldpark 1, 97688 Bad Kissingen (in the listed Luitpoldbau). Tel.: 49 (0)971 7213-0. ID required, minimum age to play: 21 years; Casino restaurant "le jeton", Tel .: 0971 - 4081.Open: Sun. to Thu. from 3pm to 2am; Fri., Sat. 3 p.m. to 3 a.m.Price: Entry: € 2.50, slot machine: Entry: € 0.50.

Cafes and pubs

  • 22  Brasserie (German house, Bistro, café, restaurant), Obere Marktstrasse 12, 97688 Bad Kissingen (In the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49 (0)971 65572. Piano live every Thursday.Open: weekdays until 1.00 a.m., Sun. until 11.00 p.m.
  • 23  la Canchanchara (Café, bar, Cuban restaurant), Hartmannstrasse 10, 97688 Bad Kissingen (on the western edge of the pedestrian zone). Tel.: 49 (0)971 7854610. Open: Tue - Sun from 5 p.m., Mondays are closed.
  • 1  Zoom Eulenspiegel, Bachstrasse 1, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 3895, Email: . Open: Mon - Thu 5:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., Fri Sat 5:00 p.m. - 3:00 a.m., Sun 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Clubs

accommodation

In the traditional spa town of Bad Kissingen, the focus is on spa hotels and the numerous four-star accommodations, but overall the price level can be classified as rather moderate.

The statistics of the accommodations indicate around 65,000 guests per year for Bad Kissingen with over 300,000 overnight stays. With an average overnight stay of around 5 days, Bad Kissingen occupies an absolute top position in Germany; for large German cities, the length of stay drops to only around two overnight stays per visitor and even less. This high value of the overnight stay is also due to the predominantly set age of the guests in Bad Kissingen.

Cheap

  • 1  Youth hostel Bad Kissingen (The Heiligenhof, Seminar house, guest house, group camping site), Alte Euerdorfer Str. 1, 97688 Bad Kissingen (approx. 2.5 km southwest of the center of Kissingen). Tel.: 49 (0)971 7147-0. No direct bus connection.
  • 2  Villa Amber (Kurheim, pension), Schönbornstrasse 20, 97688 Bad Kissingen (in Garitz a little southwest of the center). Tel.: 49 (0)971 7852195.
  • 3  afz campus, Schurzstrasse 2-6, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 722611, Fax: 49 971 722626, Email: . Restaurant available.Price: Overnight stay from € 25.50.

mittel

  • 6  Astoria Hotel, Martin-Luther-Straße 1, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 7857040, Fax: (0)971 785704199, Email: . Nur wenige Schritte von der Fußgängerzone entfernt.Preis: EZ ab 51 €, DZ ab 70 €.
  • 7  Hotel Körner am Park, Kurhausstr. 14, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 6991880, Fax: 49 971 6991881, Email: . In der urig eingerichteten Weinstube gibt es zu fränkischen Weinen deftige Brotzeiten, in den Sommermonaten auch im Weingärtchen.Geöffnet: Weinstube Rebstock: Di – So ab 17.00 Uhr, Mo ist Ruhetag (erreichbar: 0971 / 6991882).Preis: EZ ab 45 €, DZ ab 85 €.
  • 8  Allee – Hotel garni, Kurhausstraße 17, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 7261-0, Fax: 49 971 7261-47, Email: . In der Fußgängerzone gelegen, ca. 5 Gehminuten vom Bahnhof entfernt.Geöffnet: Rezeption: 8.00 – 20.00 Uhr.Preis: EZ ab 40 €, DZ ab 72 €.
  • 13  Hotel Saxonia, Bergmannstraße 5, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 72770, Fax: (0)971 69203, Email: . Halb- oder Vollpension möglich.Preis: EZ ab 40 €, DZ ab 80 €.

gehoben

  • 15  Hotel Frankenland * * * * (Wellnesshotel, Restaurant Rotisserie: internationale Küche), Frühlingstr. 11, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 81-0.
  • 16  Residence Dapper * * * * (Wellness- und Romantikhotel, Dappers Restaurant und Lounge: internationale Küche), Menzelstraße 21, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 785480.
  • 17  Laudensacks Parkhotel, Kurhausstraße 28, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 7224-0, Fax: (0)971 7224-44, Email: . Sehr gehobene Küche, auch im Preis.Preis: EZ ab 81 €, DZ ab 140 €.
  • 18  Hotel Weißes Haus, Kurhausstr 11.a, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 7273-0, Fax: (0)971 7273-74, Email: . Die Küche bietet regionale Spezialitäten, saisonale Köstlichkeiten, aber auch wahlweise 5-Gänge-Menüs. Wellness-Bereich mit Sauna vorhanden.Geöffnet: Restaurants: Di – Sa 17.30 – 21.00 Uhr, So Mo sind Ruhetage.Preis: EZ ab 54 €, DZ ab 84 €, Suite ab 100 € (Zwischensaison: 5. Jan – 31. Mrz 1. Okt – 20. Dez), EZ ab 64 €, DZ ab 94 €, Suite ab 120 € (Hauptsaison: 1. Apr – 30. Sep 21. Dez – 4. Jan).
  • 19  Hotel Sonneneck, Rosenstraße 18, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 71170, Fax: (0)971 711711, Email: . Halb- oder Vollpension möglich. In 10 Min. Entfernung befindet sich ein Golfplatz.Preis: EZ ab 59 €, DZ ab 88 €.
  • 20  Hotel Sonnenhügel, Burgstraße 15, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 83-0, Fax: (0)971 83-4828, Email: . Großes Angebot an Wellness- und BeautyWelt-Bereich vorhanden.Geöffnet: Restaurants Frankenland: Frühstücksbuffet: 7.00 – 10.00 Uhr, Mittagessen à-la-carte: 11.30 – 13.30 Uhr, Abendessen à-la-carte: 18.00 – 21.30 Uhr; Cafés Piazzetta: täglich ab 11.30 Uhr.Preis: EZ ab 59 €, DZ ab 90 €, Suite ab 119 €.
  • 21  Wyndham Garden, Bismarckstraße 8-10, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 8240, Email: . Das Hotel besitzt ein Restaurant, eine Hotelbar und eine Gartenterrasse. Küche mit fränkischer Lebensart und regionalen Spezialitäten. Wellness-Bereich mit eigenem Pool und Sauna sind vorhanden.Preis: Zimmer ab 49 €, Suite ab 129 €.
  • 22  Parkhotel Cup Vitalis, Menzelstraße 19, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 7000, Email: . Ein Restaurant und ein großer Spa Sportbereich mit Saunalandschaft sind vorhanden.Preis: EZ ab 62,10 €, DZ ab 107,10 €.

Lernen

  • In Bad Kissingen gibt es die Henneberg-Grundschule, die Anton-Kliegl-Mittelschule and the Jack-Steinberger-Gymnasium.
  • The Franz-von-Prümmer-Schule ist eine Förderschule des Vereins der Lebenshilfe für geistig Behinderte Bad Kissingen e. V.;
  • 1  Akademie Heiligenfeld (Bildungseinrichtung der Heiligenfeld Kliniken), Altenbergweg 6, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 84-4600.
  • 2  Städtische Musikschule Bad Kissingen, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 3, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 807-140.

Arbeiten

Nennenswerte Industriebetriebe im Stadtgebiet von Bad Kissingen gibt es nicht. Die Arbeitsplätze am Standort Bad Kissingen sind überwiegend im Kur- und Gesundheitssektor und im Fremdenverkehr als den maßgeblichen wirtschaftlichen Standbeinen angesiedelt. Rund zwei Drittel der Beschäftigten sind im Dienstleistungsbereich tätig.

security

3  Polizeiinspektion Bad Kissingen, Kasernenstraße 6, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 7149-0.

Besondere Gefährdungen für Leib und Seele oder Hab und Gut sind nicht zu vermerken; Bayern und Bad Kissingen gehören zu den sichersten Regionen in Europa.

Hochwasser: Alle paar Jahre, manchmal auch öfters und vor allem im Frühjahr nach Regenfällen in der Zeit der Schneeschmelze in der Rhön, führt die Fränkische Saale Hochwasser. Die Innenstadt von Bad Kissingen liegt sehr nahe an der Saale, sie ist aber mit Flutschutzmaßnahmen gesichert. Das gilt für die übrigen Bereiche der Saaleauen aber nicht mehr. Wenn je nach der Wetterlage eine Hochwassergefährdung besteht, sollten niedrig gelegene Parkplätze an der Saale gemieden werden.

Gesundheit

Apotheken sind im Stadtgebiet mehrfach vertreten.

In der Kurstadt Bad Kissingen gibt es zahlreiche Ärzte und Fachärzte und eine größere Anzahl an Fach- und Kurkliniken. Die Statistik zählt zwei Krankenhäuser, rund 15 Rehabilitationskliniken und knapp 100 niedergelassene Ärzte.

  • 4  St.-Elisabeth-Krankenhaus (Krankenhaus der Grund- und Akutversorgung), Kissinger Straße 150, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 8050.
  • 5  HESCURO Klinik Regina (Rehaklinik für Psychosomatik & Orthopädie, psychosomatische und orthopaedische Erkrankungen), Schönbornstraße - 19, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 78557855.
  • 6  Fachklinik Heiligenfeld (Klinikgruppe Heiligenfeld Kliniken, psychosomatische und psychische Erkrankungen), Euerdorfer Straße 4 - 6, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 84-0.
  • 7  Parkklinik Heiligenfeld (Klinikgruppe Heiligenfeld Kliniken, Krankenhausbehandlung für psychische und psychosomatische Erkrankungen), Bismarckstr. 38-44, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 84-0.
  • 8  Rosengarten Klinik Heiligenfeld (Klinikgruppe Heiligenfeld Kliniken, Klinik für psychosomatische Rehabilitation), Bismarckstr. 16, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 84-0.
  • 9  Luitpoldklinik Heiligenfeld (Klinikgruppe Heiligenfeld Kliniken, Rehabilitationsbehandlung für orthopädisch-unfallchirurgische, internistische, onkologische und urologische Erkrankungen), Bismarckstr. 24, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 84-4145.
Die Klinikgruppe Heiligenfeld hat noch weitere Standorte in Waldmünchen und in Uffenheim.

Practical advice

Brief information
Fläche69.42 km²
Phone code0971
Postleitzahl97688
MarkKG
Time zoneUTC 1
Emergency call112 / 110
  • 10  Kur- und Tourist-Information, Am Kurgarten 1, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 (0)971 8048-211, Fax: (0)971 8048-239.
  • 11  Tourist information, Im Kurgarten, 97688 Bad Kissingen. Tel.: 49 971 8048250.
  • The Gästekarte Bad Kissingen gilt auch für die Nachbarbäder Bad Bocklet, Bad Neustadt, Bad Brückenau and Bad Königshofen (Bäderland Bayerische Rhön). Kostenfrei in Bad Kissingen und den anderen Bädern nutzbar sind u. a. die Kurkonzerte, Trinkkuren, verschiedene geführte Wanderungen, der Ortsbus in Bad Kissingen, verschiedene Linienbusse und der Bäderlandbus. Für zahlreiche Kulturveranstaltungen gibt es Ermäßigungen.
  • Kurtaxe pro Person und Tag 3,60 €, für Tagungsgäste und beruflich veranlasste Reisende 1,80 € (vom Freistaat Bayern festgelegter öffentlich-rechtlicher Beitrag, Stand 07-2019).
  • 12  Postamt Bad Kissingen, Münchener Straße 1 (östlich am Rand der Fußgängerzone). Tel.: 49 971 7157-452. Geöffnet: Mo. - Fr. 9 bis 18 Uhr, Sa. 9 bis 12 Uhr,.

trips

literature

  • Oelwein, Cornelia: Max Littmann (1862–1931): Architekt – Baukünstler – Unternehmer. Michael Imhof Verlag, Mai 2013, ISBN 978-3-86568-923-8 ; 400 Seiten. 69,90 €. Monographie zu Leben und Werk des vielseitigen Stararchitekten, Baukünstlers und Unternehmers, seine Bauwerke (Wandelhalle, Kurtheater, Regentenbau, Max-Littmann-Saal) prägen das Kurviertel von Bad Kissingen.
  • Bayer. Amt für Denkmalpflege (Ed.): Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern. Munich: Oldebourg, 1914, Dritter Band: Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg; Heft X, Stadt Bad Kissingen und Bezirk Bad Kissingen;, ISBN 3-486-50464-9 ; 254 Seiten.

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  1. ↑EMNID: Bad Kissingen ist wieder Sieger: Deutschlands bekanntester Kurort. Bad Kissingen, Montag, 19. Mai 2008, abgerufen am 19. Januar 2019, DOC (in Deutsch).