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Bad Kösen () is a
spa A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa health treatments are known as balneotherapy. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters and hot springs goes back to pre ...
town on the
Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale ( ) and Thuringian Saale (), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the M ...
river in the small wine-growing region of
Saale-Unstrut Saale-Unstrut is a region (''Anbaugebiet'') for quality wine in Germany,Wein.de (Germa ...
,
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It is a former municipality in the
Burgenlandkreis Burgenlandkreis () is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is . History The district was established as Landkreis Burgenland by the merger of the former Burgenlandkreis and Landkreis Weißenfels as part of the reform of 2007. ...
district, in
Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...
. Bad Kösen has a population of around 5,300. Since 1 January 2010, it has been a ''Stadtteil'' (part) of the town of
Naumburg Naumburg () is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNES ...
.


Overview

The name of the town was Kösen until 1935.
Bad Kösen, and the nearby
Rudelsburg The Rudelsburg is a ruined hill castle located on the east bank of the river Saale above Saaleck, a village in the borough of Naumburg in the county of Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The Rudelsburg was built in the Middle Ages by th ...
castle with its memorials to the
German Student Corps Corps (or Korps; "''das ~''" ('' n''), (''sg.''), (''pl.'')) are the oldest still-existing kind of '' Studentenverbindung'', Germany's traditional university corporations; their roots date back to the 15th century. The oldest corps still exist ...
, is the location of the annual convention of the
Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband The Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband (abbreviation: KSCV) is the oldest association of German, Austrian and Swiss Studentenverbindungen or students fraternities. It comprises roughly 105 Germany, German, Austrian and a Flemish (Belgian), ...
. In sight of the Rudelsburg is the ruin of the nearby Saaleck Castle. Bad Kösen was the seat of the former ''
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Municipal associations (, , ) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association ...
'' ("municipal association") Bad Kösen.
Pforta Schulpforta, otherwise known as Pforta, is a school located in Pforta monastery, a former Cistercian monastery (1137–1540). The school is located near Naumburg on the Saale River in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The site has been a sch ...
is an ''Ortsteil'' of Bad Kösen.


Gallery

File:Saalebrücken in Bad Kösen.jpg File:Rudelsburg.jpg, Rudelsburg, c.1890 File:BadKoesen Kurmittelhaus.jpg File:Bad Kösen Stadtplan 1914.jpg, Map from 1914 File:Bad-Kösen-Gradierwerk.JPG File:Bismarck Denkmal Bad Koesen 2006-04-01.jpg, Bismarck Memorial File:Pforta Torhaus.jpg, Gate house of Pforta File:Notgeld Bad Kösen.jpg File:AlteMuehleBK.jpg, Old water mill File:BadKoesen Bahnhof.jpg, Train station File:AMenzelBuchenhalleKÖ1868.JPG


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Official website of Bad Kösen
Naumburg (Saale) Spa towns in Germany Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt {{Burgenlandkreis-geo-stub