Bad Kissingen (district)

Bad Kissingen is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany.

Flag of Bad Kissingen
Coat of arms of Bad Kissingen
Country Germany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionLower Franconia
RegionMain-Rhön
CapitalBad Kissingen
Area
 • Total1,137 km2 (439 sq mi)
Population
 (2008-06-30)
 • Total106,203
 • Density93.41/km2 (241.92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKG, BRK, HAB
Websitelandkreis-badkissingen.de

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Bad Kissingen, Bad Brückenau and Hammelburg. It is in the southern portion of the Rhön Mountains. The Fränkische Saale river enters the district in the north and leaves to the southwest.

Towns and municipalities

 
Towns and municipalities in Landkreis Bad Kissingen
Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Brückenau
  2. Bad Kissingen
  3. Hammelburg
  1. Aura an der Saale
  2. Bad Bocklet
  3. Burkardroth
  4. Elfershausen
  5. Euerdorf
  6. Fuchsstadt
  7. Geroda
  8. Maßbach
  9. Motten
  10. Münnerstadt
  11. Nüdlingen
  1. Oberleichtersbach
  2. Oberthulba
  3. Oerlenbach
  4. Ramsthal
  5. Rannungen
  6. Riedenberg
  7. Schondra
  8. Sulzthal
  9. Thundorf
  10. Wartmannsroth
  11. Wildflecken
  12. Zeitlofs

References