Bad Soden
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Main-Taunus-Kreis | |
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| • Mayor | Norbert Altenkamp (CDU) | |
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| • Total | 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 21,556 | |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 65812 | |
| Dialling codes | 06196, 06174 (Altenhain) | |
| Vehicle registration | MTK | |
| Website | www.bad-soden.de | |
Bad Soden (also: Bad Soden am Taunus) is a town and spa in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. Population 21,412 (2005).
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Bad Soden is a popular residential town for commuters working in Frankfurt am Main. It is known for its various springs, which contain carbonic acid gas and various iron oxides. The waters are used both internally and externally, and are widely exported. Soden lozenges (German: Sodener Pastillen), condensed from the waters, are also in great demand. Bad Soden has a large and well-appointed Kurhaus, an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, and a small hospital. It also has a residential building by the architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Bad Soden has two Districts: Altenhein am Taunus and Neuenhein am Taunus
Notable people
- Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, worked in Bad Soden before moving to the Netherlands with his family.
- de, German player of table tennis, was born in Bad Soden.
- Christian Seybold, German portrait painter, was born here.
International relations
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Twin towns – Sister cities
Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria, since 1984[2][3]
Rueil-Malmaison, France[2]
Yoro-cho, Japan[2]
Franzensbad, Czech Republic[2]
Gallery
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The old Park
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New park with Catholic Church
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Protestant Church
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"Paulinenschlösschen"
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"Badehaus" - The bathhouse
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The "Königsteiner Straße"
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Quellenpark
References in Literature
In Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, the Scherbatskys retire to Bad Soden to cure Kitty's illness.
In Ivan Turgenev's "Spring Torrents," Dimitry Sanin takes a trip with his future lover, Gemma, and her current fiancé to Soden, "a small town about half an hour's distance from Frankfurt".
References
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