Bad Wörishofen

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Bad Wörishofen
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Kurhaus of Bad Wörishofen
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Bad Wörishofen
Coordinates: 48°00′21″N10°35′49″E / 48.00583°N 10.59694°E / 48.00583; 10.59694
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Unterallgäu
Subdivisions12 Gemeindeteile
Government
   Mayor (202026) Stefan Welzel [1] (CSU)
Area
  Total57.80 km2 (22.32 sq mi)
Highest elevation
670 m (2,200 ft)
Lowest elevation
603 m (1,978 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
  Total17,683
  Density310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
86825
Dialling codes 08247
Vehicle registration MN
Website www.bad-woerishofen.de

Bad Wörishofen (German pronunciation: [ˈvøːʁɪsˌhoːfə̆n] ) is a spa town in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany, known for the water-cure (hydrotherapy) developed by Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897), a Catholic priest who lived there for 42 years. Many of the resort hotels and boarding-houses in Bad Wörishofen offer their guests treatment using Kneipp's methods.

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St. Justina Church at Bad Wörishofen

The new spa complex out of town is called Therme Bad Wörishofen. Time magazine called the town "the secret capital of health". [3]

Geography

The town is located on the Wörthbach, a tributary of the River Mindel in Donau-Iller, which is a border region straddling Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It is approximately 80 km / 50 miles west of Munich and 35 km / 22 miles east of Memmingen.

History

The first known reference to the place dates from 1067, where it is described as the lordship "Werenshova". The name is thought to mean "Homestead of Werin". For centuries Wörishofen was an agricultural settlement. Between 1719 and 1721 the Dominican Wörishofen Monastery was built under the direction of Dominikus Zimmermann.

After World War II, with south-western Germany belonging to the American occupation zone, Bad Wörishofen was the site of a displaced persons camp. [4] Most of the displaced people in question were of Lithuanian provenance. The camp enjoyed the confidence and support of the UNRRA, and was accordingly permitted to print its own bank notes.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Personalities associated with Bad Wörishofen

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Sebastian Kneipp 1915

Economy

Wörishofer sandals are made here. [5]

Notes and references

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. "Spannen Sie aus in Bad Wörishofen. Im Kneipp-Kurort kann Mann Kraft tanken: Wellness-Woche gewinnen". Berliner Kurier . (1 September 2010).
  4. DP Camp Bad Wörishofen
  5. Imogen Fox (23 July 2010), "Ooh, but they are comfy . . .", The Guardian : 13

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