Bad Kissingen (district)

Bad Kissingen
District
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Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Unterfranken
Capital	Bad Kissingen
Area
• Total	1,137 km2 (439 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)
• Total	102,865
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	KG, BRK, HAB
Website	landkreis-badkissingen.de

Bad Kissingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart.

History

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Bad Kissingen, Bad Brückenau and Hammelburg.

Geography

The district is located in the southern portion of the Rhön Mountains. The Fränkische Saale river (an affluent of the Main) enters the district in the north and leaves to the southwest.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: top: three icons symbolising the three spas of the district left: the eagle as well as the red and white pattern are from the arms of the county of Henneberg, which ruled the territory in the Middle Ages right: the cross from the arms of Fulda

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Brückenau Bad Kissingen Hammelburg	Aura an der Saale Bad Bocklet Burkardroth Elfershausen Euerdorf Fuchsstadt Geroda Maßbach Motten Münnerstadt Nüdlingen	Oberleichtersbach Oberthulba Oerlenbach Ramsthal Rannungen Riedenberg Schondra Sulzthal Thundorf Wartmannsroth Wildflecken Zeitlofs

External links

• Official website (German)