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Bad Kissingen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Franconia
Capital	Bad Kissingen
Government
• District admin.	Thomas Bold (CSU)
Area
• Total	1,137 km2 (439 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)[1]
• Total	104,567
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KG, BRK, HAB
Website	landkreis-badkissingen.de

Bad Kissingen is a Landkreis (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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Bad Kissingen.

• Official website (German)

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