Bad Bocklet () is a

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in the district of

Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen () is a German spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and County town, seat of the Bad Kissingen (district), district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale, Franconia ...

in Bavaria in Germany. It is a market town and a health spa.

Geography

Bad Bocklet lies in a bend in the river

Fränkische Saale The Franconian Saale (, ) is a 140 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale (), which is a tributary of the Elbe River. The F ...

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about 10 km north of the district capital

. On the northside, the municipality borders on the district of

Rhön-Grabfeld Rhön-Grabfeld is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse (district Fulda) and Thuringia (distri ...

Divisions of the municipality

The municipality is divided into the following towns: *Bad Bocklet *Aschach *Großenbrach *Hohn *Nickersfelden *Steinach an der Saale *Roth an der Saale

History

Bocklet is first documented in 1122 in the records of the monastery at

Aura an der Saale Aura an der Saale is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Aura lies on the left bank of the Franconian Saale in Franconia about 7 km from the district capital of Bad Kissingen. It is the smallest m ...

. With

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of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France and Austria in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to

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, and he was made

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, a new state, as a reward for his support of

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. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon. In 1937, the town was officially renamed Bad Bocklet. In 1972, the towns of Aschach bei Bad Kissingen and Großenbrach became part of the municipality, followed in 1978 by Steinach an der Saale.

Government

The ''Marktgemeinderat'' (municipal council) of Bad Bocklet has 17 members, including the mayor. Of those members, 10 were

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, 3

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/ Independent Citizens (UB), and 4 Christian Electoral Community as of 2002.

Sightseeing

The spa of the Bishop of Würzburg, which was built in the 18th century is the most notable architectural attraction. It has a very extensive garden. An annual ''Straßenfest'' (street fair) takes place in May. Steinach an der Saale Schloss Aschach 02

The St. Nikolaus church in has a crucifix by

Tilman Riemenschneider Tilman Riemenschneider ( 1460 – 7 July 1531) was a German wood carving, woodcarver and sculptor active in Würzburg from 1483. He was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between the Gothic art, Late Gothi ...

. The ruins of Steineck castle are on a hill between Steinach and Hohn. In town, there are both an old and a new palace. The ''Bergkapelle'' and the Jewish cemetery are worth a visit. Aschach ''Schloss Aschach'' is now the home of the Graf Luxburg Museum. Hohn Hohn has many old

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. Roth an der Saale Ruppels mill is an old water-driven mill.

References

* Herbert Schultheis: "Bad Bocklet – Geschichte der Ortsteile Aschach und Großenbrach" in ''Bad Neustädter Beiträge zur Geschichte und Heimatkunde Frankens'', vol 6. Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale 1996. .

External links

* {{Authority control Bad Kissingen (district) Spa towns in Germany