Bad Vilbel

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Bad Vilbel
Wappen = Wappen Bad Vilbel.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 10 |lat_sec = 41
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 44 |lon_sec = 10
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hesse
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Wetteraukreis
Höhe = 109 - 200
Fläche = 25.65
Einwohner = 31372
Stand = 2007-12-31
PLZ = 61101–61118
Vorwahl = 06101
Kfz = FB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 40 003
Gliederung = 5 districts
Adresse = Parkstraße 15
61118 Bad Vilbel
Website = [http://www.bad-vilbel.de/ www.bad-vilbel.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas Stöhr
Partei = CDU

Bad Vilbel is a spa town with many mineral waters. Bad Vilbel is the Town with the most inhabitants in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 8 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main.

History

Bad Vilbel was founded in 774 (first written document) but much older artefacts were found in the area. In 1848 while railway works, a Roman_villa was scooped out with an
Thermae and within a Mosaic. A repica of this mosaic is presented in a modern exebition in the spa gardens.

Transportation

"Bad Vilbel" has four railroad stations (Bad Vilbel, Bad Vilbel Süd, Dortelweil and Gronau) on Frankfurt's local transportation network (S-Bahn Line 6). It has access to the A661 autobahn and the highway B3.

Twin towns

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The Glossop/Bad Vilbel Twinning Association was established in 1985 and the formal twinning ceremonies were held in Glossop and Bad Vilbel in 1987. The aims of the association are:

To promote and foster friendship and understanding between the people of Glossop and district and those of Bad Vilbel and district in Germany.

To encourage visits by individuals and groups to and from the linked towns, particularly by children and young people, and the development of personal contacts, and by doing so to broaden the mutual understanding of the cultural, recreational, educational and commercial activities of the linked towns.

ee also

* English electronic music duo Autechre released a song entitled Second Bad Vilbel on their EP Anvil Vapre.

External links

* [http://www.bad-vilbel.de/ Official site] de icon