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Bad Saulgau is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km east of Sigmaringen, and 27 km north of Ravensburg between the Danube and Lake Constance.

Bad Saulgau
Saint John the Baptist Church
Saint John the Baptist Church
Coat of arms of Bad Saulgau
Location of Bad Saulgau within Sigmaringen district
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Bad Saulgau is located in Germany
Bad Saulgau
Bad Saulgau
Bad Saulgau is located in Baden-Württemberg
Bad Saulgau
Bad Saulgau
Coordinates: 48°1′3″N 9°30′1″E / 48.01750°N 9.50028°E / 48.01750; 9.50028
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictSigmaringen
Subdivisions14
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31) Raphael Osmakowski-Miller[2]
Area
 • Total
97.34 km2 (37.58 sq mi)
Elevation
587 m (1,926 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[3]
 • Total
17,702
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88348
Dialling codes07581
Vehicle registrationSIG or SLG[1]
Websitewww.bad-saulgau.de

Geography

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Bad Saulgau is located north of the wooded hills Wagenhart and a few kilometers west-northwest of the hill Atzenberger Höhe. It is located between the Danube and Lake Constance, on the Danube tributary Schwarzach. The European watershed, which separates the catchment areas of the Rhine and the Danube, runs through the municipal district Lampertsweiler. The waters flowing southward eventually join the Rhine, the northbound ones the Danube.

Neighboring communities

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Bad Saulgau borders the following municipalities, clockwise starting from the North: Ertingen, Riedlingen, Allmannsweiler, Bad Buchau, Dürnau, Bad Schussenried, Ebersbach-Musbach, Boms, Eichstegen, Hoßkirch, Ostrach, Hohentengen and Herbertingen.

Subdivisions

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Bad Saulgau consists of the main town (with Bernhausen, Enge Weiler, Schwarzach and Wilfertsweiler) and 13 Ortsteile.

Coat of arms District Inhabitants Area
  Bad Saulgau (main locality) 11,673 5690 ha
  Bierstetten and Steinbronnen 591 615 ha
  Bolstern and Heratskirch 417 1206 ha
  Bondorf 333 278 ha
  Braunenweiler/Untereggartsweiler 553 1005 ha
  Friedberg 406 541 ha
  Fulgenstadt 672 673 ha
  Großtissen and Kleintissen 374 669 ha
  Haid-Sießen-Bogenweiler 874 1320 ha
  Hochberg and Luditsweiler 579 664 ha
  Lampertsweiler 302 252 ha
  Moosheim 337 443 ha
  Renhardsweiler 273 170 ha
  Wolfartsweiler 275 351 ha

History

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The first historical reference to the settlement dates back to 819. In 1239, it received town privileges from Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. The town became a possession of the House of Habsburg in 1299, and thus part of Further Austria. In Napoleonic times, it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Württemberg.

During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located in the town.[4] In 2005, a memorial commemorating the camp and the victims was inaugurated at the camp's former location.[5]

After World War II, Saulgau was part of the French occupation zone in 1945 and became part of the newly founded state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern in 1947, which was incorporated into the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952.

In 2000, the name of the town was officially changed from Saulgau to Bad Saulgau, where the German Bad refers to its spa facilities and important natural thermal source.


Education

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Apart from nursery schools, Bad Saulgau has several public schools from primary to secondary level, for vocational training as well as a centre for secondary schools specialised in economics or technical training. (Technisches Gymnasium, Wirtschaftsgymnasium)

The Toin Gakuen Schule Deutschland, a Japanese international boarding secondary school, was previously located in Bad Saulgau, but closed in 2012.[6]

Notable people

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Kreistag stimmt für SLG-Kennzeichen". Schwäbische. 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Bad Saulgau 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  4. ^ Gedenkstätten für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus. Eine Dokumentation. volume I. Bonn 1995, ISBN 3-89331-208-0, p. 74 (in German)
  5. ^ Jürgen Witt: Gedenken an Opfer der NS-Tyrannei. Nazi-Verfolgung in der Region. In: Südkurier vom 29. Januar 2015 (in German)
  6. ^ "Japanische Schule kehrt Bad Saulgau den Rücken" (Archive). Südkurier. 20 March 2010. Retrieved on 6 January 2015.