Schlangenbad
Schlangenbad | |
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Location of Schlangenbad within Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 50°5′39″N 8°6′12″E / 50.09417°N 8.10333°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–24) | Marco Eyring[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,481 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 65388 |
Dialling codes | 06129 |
Vehicle registration | RÜD |
Website | www.schlangenbad.de |
Schlangenbad is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community, which is a health resort (Kurort), lies 320 m (1,050 ft) above sea level in a sheltered location on a valley slope on the southern slope of the Taunus 12 km (7.5 mi) from Wiesbaden, 7 km (4.3 mi) from Eltville and 7 km (4.3 mi) from Bad Schwalbach.
Neighbouring communities
Schlangenbad borders in the north on the town of Bad Schwalbach, in the east on the town of Taunusstein and the district-free city of Wiesbaden, in the south on the town of Eltville and the community of Kiedrich and in the west on the town of Oestrich-Winkel.
Constituent communities
Schlangenbad's
Climate
In Schlangenbad, the climate is what is known in German as a Schonklima, which means a climate with temperatures that never get too high (no higher than 21 °C (70 °F) in the warmest months) and without great temperature fluctuations, usually occurring together with good shelter from prevailing winds.[3] It does, however, cool off quite sharply in the nighttime. This moderate climate is comparable to a Mediterranean climate.
The temperate climate permits a remnant population of
Spa operations
Schlangenbad's thermal springs were discovered in the mid 17th century. Today, nine springs are running altogether. They issue from the ground at temperatures between 21 °C (70 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) on the south slope of the Bärstädter Kopf. Rheumatic and other inflammatory illnesses are treated at the spa.
Sport and leisure facilities
- Thermal outdoor swimming pool with kelosauna
- Aeskulap-Therme (baths)
- Schlangenbad tennis courts
- Heinz Grein-Sporthalle Georgenborn
- Sporthalle Bärstadt
- Hausen football pitch
Hiking trails
- The Loreley, the “Enemy Brothers” castles (Liebenstein and Sterrenberg) and Lahneck Castle.
- Hiking trail to Rauenthal about 45 minutes away, with an outstanding view over the Rhine Gorge.
- Loop trails at the "Förster-Bitter-Eiche" carpark near the "Hinterlandswald".
Politics
Community council
This section needs to be updated.(July 2021) |
The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:
Parties and voter communities | % 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 | |
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 48.3 | 15 | 38.0 | 12 |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | 26.1 | 8 | 35.6 | 11 |
GREENS | Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
|
12.4 | 4 | 9.6 | 3 |
FDP | Free Democratic Party | 8.9 | 3 | 12.5 | 4 |
PRO | PRO-Schlangenbad | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 |
Total | 100.0 | 31 | 100.0 | 31 | |
Voter turnout in % | 57.7 | 59.0 |
Town partnerships
Education
- Bärstadt primary school
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ludwig von Lauter (1855–1929), general
- Max Knoll (1897–1969), German electrical engineer, codeveloper of the first electron microscope
Former and current Schlangenbad residents
- Ludwig Berger (1892–1969), filmmaker and writer
- Oscarwinner
- Wolf von Lojewski (1937– ), television moderator
- Zascha Kourosh Pezeshkan (1969–Present), KRAFT Construction in Florida
Fiction
- Grant Allen's fictional late 19th century lady detective Miss Lois Cayley visits Schlangenbad in the 1899 novel Miss Cayley's Adventures.
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ "Definition in German of Schonklima", wetterbote.de, retrieved 12 March 2021
External links
- Schlangenbad at Curlie(in German)
- Hessisan spas - Schlangenbad (in German)
Media related to Schlangenbad at Wikimedia Commons