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Bad Kissingen

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Bad Kissingen

Total population

21,650

Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates50.20°, 10.08°

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City facts

Overview

Bad Kissingen is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is one of the health resorts, which became famous as a "Weltbad" in the 19th century.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.1999
Longitude
10.0767
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
62
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
66,848
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,268
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,181
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,019
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    949
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    937
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    794
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    727
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    705

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
3.4
Largest event
2001-07-02

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Johannes Petreius
Johannes Petreius
German printer (1497–1550)
Alex Bein
Alex Bein
Israeli academic (1903-1988)
J
Johannes Petri
Swiss-German printer at Basel (1441-1511), active 1502-1507
Z
Zita Zehner
German politician (1900-1978)
Süßkind von Trimberg
Süßkind von Trimberg
German poet
B
Balthasar Schmitt
German sculptor (1858-1942)
Baptist Hoffmann
Baptist Hoffmann
German singer and opera singer (1863-1937)
J
Johann Baptist Michael Johann
German clockmaker (1765–1826)
F
Fritz Endres
German politician (1877-1963)
Georg Valentin Roeder
Georg Valentin Roeder
German composer (1776-1848)
G
Gerhard Preyer
German sociologist
Michl Müller
Michl Müller
German musician and singer
R
Richard Balles
German jurist (1885–1950)
Hans Hutten
Hans Hutten
H
Herbert Neder
German politician (1939-2015)
Robert Kiesel
Robert Kiesel
German politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Bad Kissingen, sourced from Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bad Kissingen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Bad Kissingen - Schulgasse — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miBad Kissingen, Badgasse 5 — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miBad Kissingen, Marktplatz 18 — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miBrunnen - panoramio (34) — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miRathaus Apotheke - panoramio — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miNKD - panoramio (1) — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miAltes Rathaus - panoramio (11) — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miWeinstube - panoramio (2) — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 mi00 8523 Bad Kissingen - Altes Rathaus — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miRhöner Plootz Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miPilz Plootz Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miBad Kissingen - Wohn- und Geschäftshaus - 20200922150738 — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miBad Kissingen - Wohn- und Geschäftshaus - 20200922150527 — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miBad Kissingen - Wohn- und Geschäftshaus - 20200922150544 — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miBad Kissingen - Wohngebäude - 20200922150642 — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miWill bräu weizen 2022-09-05 — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miKirchgasse, 1, Bad Kissingen, Landkreis Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miSchulgasse, 1, Bad Kissingen, Landkreis Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miZwingergasse, 1, Bad Kissingen, Landkreis Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miSpargasse, 1, Bad Kissingen, Landkreis Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miSpargasse, 2, Bad Kissingen, Landkreis Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miBäcker sgraffito bad Kissingen 20220905 — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miKirchgasse 11, 1, Bad Kissingen, Landkreis Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 miMarktplatz 2, 1, Bad Kissingen, Landkreis Bad Kissingen — Bad Kissingen, Germany0 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
09672114
Population (Wikidata)
23,245
Wikidata
Q488346

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439