Bad Kösen
Bad Kösen (German: [baːt ˈkøːzn̩] ⓘ) is a spa town[1] on the Saale river in the small wine-growing region of Saale-Unstrut, Germany. It is a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt. Bad Kösen has a population of around 5,300. Since 1 January 2010, it has been a Stadtteil (part) of the town of Naumburg.
Bad Kösen | |
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.jpg.webp) Weir of the Saale river and old water mill | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Kösen | |
  Bad Kösen  Bad Kösen | |
| Coordinates: 51°8′7″N 11°43′14″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Town | Naumburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.72 km2 (13.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31) | |
| • Total | 5,360 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06628 |
| Dialling codes | 034463 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
| Website | Official website |
Overview
The name of the town was Kösen until 1935.
Bad Kösen, and the nearby Rudelsburg castle with its memorials to the German Student Corps, is the location of the annual convention of the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband. In sight of the Rudelsburg is the ruin of the nearby Saaleck Castle.
Bad Kösen was the seat of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("municipal association") Bad Kösen.
Pforta is an Ortsteil of Bad Kösen.
Gallery
Rudelsburg, c.1890
Map from 1914
Bismarck Memorial
Gate house of Pforta
Old water mill
Train station
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 915.
External links
Media related to Bad Kösen at Wikimedia Commons
Works related to Kösen at Wikisource (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica)- Schumann, August (1818). "Kösen". Vollständiges Staats-, Post- und Zeitungslexikon von Sachsen (in German). Vol. 5. Zwickau. p. 20.
- Official website of Bad Kösen