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| Bad Pyrmont | ||
| federal state | Lower Saxony | |
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| Residents | 19.090 (2019) | |
| height | 111 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 (0)5281 - 940 511 www.badpyrmont.de | |
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Bad Pyrmont is a city in Lower Saxony. The spa town is the state spa of Lower Saxony.
background
About history
Bad Pyrmont is one of the oldest health resorts in Germany. Much of what is associated with modern spa operations was invented in Bad Pyrmont or was used very early on, such as bathing regulations, visitor's tax, and casino.
Bad Pyrmont did not come into being until the early modern age, in the 16th century, as a result of this spa operation, although some older places (such as Oesdorf in the east and Holzhausen in the southwest) in the city have opened up as districts.
Some of the city's well-known spa guests were (selection):
Tsar Peter I.., 1716; King George I of Great Britain, 1716; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, 1716; Adelbert von Chamisso, Poet; Heinz Erhardt, shot his last film "Willi will rock the child" in Bad Pyrmont in 1971; Benjamin Franklin, Statesman; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, Doctor: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Poet; Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor
The spa business has changed a lot in the last few decades and is now mainly held in the health care clinics of the health care providers. The guest does not choose the accommodation himself. In addition, there is a private one Wellness operation developed. Guests can choose from package deals or cheaper private accommodation.
Bad Pyrmont was the royal seat of one of the smallest principalities in the German Confederation.
location
Bad Pyrmont is located in Weser Uplands between the about 20 kilometers away Hamelin in the north and the one about 60 kilometers away Paderborn in the southwest as well as the one about 60 kilometers away Bielefeld in the West.
Neighboring municipalities:
- In the Emmertal: Lie and Emmerthal.
- Furthermore Lipper mountain country: Ottenstein, Vahlbruch, Blomberg, Bösingfeld, Barntrup and Aerzen.
getting there
By plane
The Hanover Airport
(IATA: HAJ) can be reached in less than 1½ hours by direct connection with the S-Bahn.
Until Dusseldorf Airport(IATA: DUS) it takes just under 3 hours by train with a change in Paderborn, partly also in Hamm.
By train
From 1 Bad Pyrmont train station there is a direct connection with the S-Bahn to Paderborn above Altenbeken and Hanover Airport above Hamelin and Hanover. The next ICE stop is that Central station in Hanover. There is a connection to the IC in Altenbeken and Paderborn.
In the street
By bicycle
- Rail bike route Hellweg-Weser - to Soest and the Weser
- Wellness bike route
- Emmer cycle path - Approx. 15 km long connection along the Emmer between Bad Pyrmont and Emmerthal on the Weser (Weser cycle path).
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Pyrmont Castle.
Former residence of the Counts of Waldeck-Pyrmont from the 18th century. The castle is part of the 16th century fortress Pyrmont. Today it houses a museum.
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- 2 Hylliger Born. Well temple and foyer on Brunnenplatz.
- 3 Spa gardens. Historical spa park with palm garden.
- 4 Vapor cave. The vapor cave is a masonry grotto from which carbon dioxide escapes. The cave structure is used for spring gas therapy.
activities
- 1 Hufelandtherme, Forstweg 17, 31812 Bad Pyrmont. Tel.: 49 5281 151750, Fax: 49 5281 151771, Email: [email protected]. The thermal baths are open: June to September from 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., from October to May Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
shop
kitchen
medium
- 1 Alexander the Great, Altenauplatz 6. Tel.: 49 (0)5281 4816.
nightlife
accommodation
Upscale
- 1 Steigenberger Hotel and Spa Bad Pyrmont, Heiligenangerstraße 2-4. Tel.: 49 (0)5281 1502.
- 2 Hotel Furstenhof, Am Hylligen Born 1. Tel.: 49 (0)5281 15 10 30. The Fürstenhof is considered to be the oldest building in Bad Pyrmont. It was built in 1777 as the "Princely Badelogierhaus".
medium
- 3 Hotel Heldt, Severinstrasse 9. Tel.: 49 (0)5281 93 700, Fax: 49 (0)5281 93 70 223.
Private accommodation
As a spa town, Bad Pyrmont also offers inexpensive overnight accommodation in numerous Pensions and holiday apartments. These are often used by short-term visitors who visit their relatives in the sanatoriums and health clinics.
camping
At the Ortsramd of Bad Pyrmont there is a campsite with an attached restaurant, good value for money. The place is in a quiet location in a side valley. The area is terraced with trees, the Alm is a sunny meadow. The equipment is simple and clean. Self-service bread delivery service. A children's playground is available. Good hiking opportunities, the Bismark, Schellen and Spelunkenturm, as well as the Germanic grave, are in close proximity to the campsite.
South of the stadium is a Motorhome port, Hauptmann-Boelke Weg 1, Tel: 49 (0) 5281 940511, GPS: 51 ° 58`46 "N 009 ° 15`12" E
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Web links
- https://www.stadt-badpyrmont.de/ - Official website of Bad Pyrmont
- http://camping.schellental.de
