Bad Vilbel (German: [baːt ˈfɪlbl̩] ) is a spa town in Hesse (Hessen), Germany, famous for its many mineral water springs. Bad Vilbel is the largest town in the Wetteraukreis district and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area with its city center being located 8 km northeast of downtown Frankfurt am Main at the banks of the river Nidda.
Bad Vilbel | |
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 Old town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Vilbel within Wetteraukreis district  | |
  Bad Vilbel  Bad Vilbel | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′41″N 8°44′10″E / 50.17806°N 8.73611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Wetteraukreis |
| Subdivisions | 5 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Sebastian Wysocki[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 35,758 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 61101–61118 |
| Dialling codes | 06101 |
| Vehicle registration | FB |
| Website | www.bad-vilbel.de |
History
editBad Vilbel was founded in 774 (first written document) but much older artefacts were found in the area. In 1848 during railway works, a Roman villa was unearthed with a Thermae and a Mosaic. A replica of this mosaic is presented in a modern exhibition in the spa gardens.
20th Century
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28,509 | — |
| 2000 | 29,716 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 30,290 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 30,905 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 31,348 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 31,456 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 31,822 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 32,584 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 33,458 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 33,745 | +0.9% |
| As of 31 December of each year Source: HSL | ||
The town Vilbel got the label "Bad" (spa) in 1948 for its numerous mineral springs. The health spa operations stopped in the 1960s but the mineral water industry connected more springs of the Wetterau by pipelines to the bottling plant of Hassia in Bad Vilbel. The hessian government reform formed 1971/72 Bad Vilbel (with Heilsberg), Dortelweil, Gronau and Massenheim to the new city Bad Vilbel. Since 1997 great areas have been developed for living and business, like the residential area of Dortelweil-West or the commercial park Quellenpark between Bad Vilbel, Massenheim and Dortelweil.
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fountain near the old town-hall -
old town-hall -
Cultural center, old mill -
Friedrich-Karl-Sprudel -
Hassia mineral spring -
exhibition of Roman mosaic -
shopping & business center in Dortelweil
Mayor
editThe Current Mayor is Sebastian Wysocki (born 1985) of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He was elected in March 2022.
| Name | Party | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Stöhr | CDU | 2004-2022 |
| Günther Biwer | CDU | 1980-2004 |
| Erich Glück | SPD | 1968-1980 |
| Georgh Muth | SPD | 1955-1968 |
| Kurt Moosdorf | SPD | 1946-1955 |
| Karl Bruder jun. | SPD | 1945-1946 |
| Joseph Seitz | NSDAP | 1933-1945 |
| Kurt Moosdorf | SPD | 1928-1933 |
| Bernhard Rechthien | SPD | 1919-1928 |
Transport
editBad Vilbel has four railway stations (Bad Vilbel, Bad Vilbel Süd and Dortelweil on the Main–Weser Railway and Gronau on the Vilbel–Glauburg-Stockheim railway) served by Frankfurt's local transport network (S-Bahn line S 6 and RE Line 34). It has access to the A661 autobahn and the highway B3.
Furthermore, Bad Vilbel has several local bus lines called Vilbus connecting the city center to the neighborhoods. Additional connections to Frankfurt am Main with the local Frankfurt bus line 30 and with Offenbach am Main with the fast bus line X97.
Twin towns – sister cities
editBad Vilbel is twinned with:[3]
Brotterode-Trusetal, Germany (1990)
Eldoret, Kenya (1982)
Glossop, England, United Kingdom (1987)
Moulins, France (1990)
See also
edit- Bad Vilbel station
- English electronic music duo Autechre released a song entitled Second Bad Vilbel on their EP Anvil Vapre. The title derives from the town's twinning with Glossop, an area the group would have passed en route to Sheffield, from their homes in Rochdale.
- Asteroid (340980) Bad Vilbel discovered 2007 by Uwe Süßenberger .
Notable people
editBorn in Bad Vilbel
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- Wilhelm von Finck (1848–1924), banker and co-founder of the Alliance Insurance
- Friedel Lutz (1939-2023), former national soccer player
- Thomas Stöhr (born 1966), jurist and mayor of Bad Vilbel since 2003
- Kathrin Anders (born 1982), German politician (The Greens), Members of the Landtag of Hesse since 2019
Linked to Bad Vilbel
edit- Friedrich Carl Michael Grosholz (1810–1888), co-founder of Bad Vilbel bottled water industry
- Bernhard Rechthien (1876–1941), mayor of Bad Vilbel 1919–1928
- Klaus Havenstein (1922–1998), actor and television presenter, from 1990 to 1992 director of the Castle Festival Bad Vilbel
- Jürgen Sparwasser (born 1948), is a retired German football player and later briefly a football manager living in Bad Vilbel. He gained fame as East Germany football player at the 1974 FIFA World Cup finals, where he scored the winning goal in a politically prestigious match against West Germany
References
edit- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaften". bad-vilbel.de (in German). Bad Vilbel. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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External links
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- Official site (in German)