Bad Bellingen (;

High Alemannic High Alemannic is a branch of Alemannic German spoken in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg and in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Intelligibility of these dialects to non-Alemannic speakers tends to be limited. Language area The High ...

: ''Bad Bellige'') is a

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in the

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state of

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

. It is on the border with

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to the west. It is in the German landkreis of

Lörrach Lörrach () is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss borders. It is the district seat of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. It is the home of a number of large employers, inclu ...

. The closest larger city is Müllheim which is about 10 km to the north. Bad Bellingen is mostly known for its

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(hence the name, "Bad" being German for "bath"). It is also historically a place where Germans have recovered from health issues as allowed by health rules in place before the turn of the 20th century. The town is twinned with Reigoldswil in Switzerland.

Points of interest

* Kurpark Bad Bellingen

References

External links

www.bad-bellingen.de

https://archive.today/20080915073542/http://www.bad-bellingen.de/Balinea_Thermen/
Towns in Baden-Württemberg Lörrach (district) Spa towns in Germany {{Lörrach-geo-stub