Bad Reichenhall
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| Data | |
|---|---|
| State: | Bavaria |
| Region: | Oberbayern |
| District: | Berchtesgadener Land |
| Area: | 34,78 km² |
| Population:(primary) | 16.785 (2004) |
| Population: (incl. seconardy residence) | 18.351 (2004) |
| Population per km²: | 424 people/km² |
| Altitude: | 470m to 1781m above sea-level |
| Postal code: | D-83435 |
| Telephone prefix number: | +49 8651 |
| number plate: | BGL
|
| Address of townhall: | Rathausplatz 8 83435 Bad Reichenhall |
| Website: | http://www.stadtbadreichenhall.de |
| Politics | |
| Mayor: | Wolfgang Heitmeier (party:FWG) |
Bad Reichenhall is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgauer Alps (including Mount Staufen (1771 m) and Mount Zwiesel (1781m)).
Bad Reichenhall is a traditional center of salt production, obtained by evaporating water saturated with salt from brine ponds.
History
- The earliest known inhabitants are tribes of the Glockenbecher-Culture (a Bronze Age Cultue, about 2000 B.C.)
- In the age of the Latene-Culture (about 450 B.C.) an well organized salt production is established, a celtic place of worship is placed at the "Langacker"
- 15 B.C - 480 city in the roman province Noricum
- 1136: founding of monastery St. Zeno
- In 1617-1619 a wooden (brine) pipeline to Traunstein is build (length 31 km, more than 200m altitude difference).
- 2/3 of the buildings are destroyed by the major fire of 1834
- early 19th century: beginning tourism, Reichenhall becomes a famous health resort
- 1890 Reichenhall is now called "Bad Reichenhall"
- 1945 bombing of allied forces, following World War II it was for a period under American military government (1945-1948)
external links
http://www.bad-reichenhall.de - Bad Reichenhall Touristical Center
