Bad Hönningen () is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in

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. It is situated on the right bank of the

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, approx. 15 km (10 mi) northwest of

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, and 30 km (20 mi) southeast of

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. Bad Hönningen is the seat of the ''

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'' ("collective municipality")

Bad Hönningen Bad Hönningen () is a municipality in the Neuwied (district), district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 15 km (10 mi) northwest of Neuwied, and 30 km (20 mi ...

. The town contains three other districts called ''Ariendorf'', ''Girgenrath'' and ''Reidenbruch''.

History

Archeological findings suggest that the first settlers lived here over 1800 years ago when the Romans occupied the

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. The

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ran between Bad Hönningen and

Rheinbrohl Rheinbrohl (Latin origin of the name: ''Broele trans Rhenum'') is a municipality in the territorial collectivity () of Bad Hönningen (Verbandsgemeinde), Bad Hönningen, in the district of Neuwied (electoral district), Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palat ...

, opposite the

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, the border between

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and

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. At this point the limes crossed the

and continued on the eastern bank. On this site a small

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was built. In 1972 a Roman watchtower was reconstructed from archeological finds. In 1019, the town was documentary mentioned as "Besitztum Hohingen" for the first time. During

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in 1632 Bad Hönningen burned down except twelve houses. The first bathhouse for medical treatment opened in 1895. Because of this, the town is legitimated to have the title "Bad" since 1950. On July 12, 1969, it was granted the privileges of a town.

Population development

The data 1871-1987 comes from census results. *1782: 1.398 *1871: 1.794 *1939: 4.312 *1970: 5.732 *1987: 5.454 *2005: 5.733

Sister town

* ''Saint Pierre lès Nemours'' (France) since 1980.

Sights

* Castles: "Schloss Arenfels" in Bad Hönningen "Burg Ariendorf" in Ariendorf (built 1840, neo-gothic) * The "Hohe Haus" which was built in 1438 by the archbishop ''Raban von Helmstatt''. Today a museum of the town is in there. * The

began near the city limit of Bad Hönningen. Today there is a museum called "Limes Center". On July 15, 2005 the

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made this area a

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. * The ''Schlossberg'' of Bad Hönningen is the biggest vineyard in

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(9 hectare).

Notable people

* Karl-Heinz Thielen (born 1940 in Ariendorf district), football player

References

External links

Homepage Bad Hönningen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bad Honningen Neuwied (district) Spa towns in Germany