Bad Bibra Explained
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | Wappen Bad_Bibra.png |
| Coordinates: | 51.2°N 45°W |
| Image Plan: | Bad Bibra in BLK.svg |
| State: | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| District: | Burgenlandkreis |
| Verbandsgemeinde: | An der Finne |
| Elevation: | 152 |
| Area: | 49.76 |
| Postal Code: | 06647 |
| Area Code: | 034465 |
| Licence: | BLK |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 15084015 |
| Website: | www.bad-bibra.de |
| Mayor: | Frederik Sandner[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2023 - 30 |
Bad Bibra (pronounced as /de/) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated northwest of Naumburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") An der Finne. Since July 2009 it has included the former municipalities of Altenroda, Golzen and Thalwinkel.[2] In 2020, the town gained media attention for selling Deutsches Reichsbräu, a neo-nazi style beer.[3]
Personality
- Erdmann Neumeister (1671-1756), hymns poet and theologian; from 1696 pastor in Bibra and to 1700/1702 author of the poem "Nachdenckliche Betrachtungen des curieusen Brunnengastes zu Biebra".(Considerations about the spa tourists in Biebra)
- Christoph Förster (1693-1745), composer and violinist
- Friedrich Zippel (1887-1960) was a Protestant priest, a member of the Confessing Church (BK), NS Victim and prisoner in Dachau concentration camp.
- Friedrich August Ludwig Nietzsche (1756-1826) in Eilenburg), German theologian, grandfather of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
Notes and References
- https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse
- https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2009-januar-dezmber.html Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009
- News: German police probe Nazi-style beer brand. BBC News. 27 January 2020.
