Bad Wörishofen Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen Bad Wörishofen.svg
Coordinates:48.0058°N 10.5969°W
Image Plan:Bad Wörishofen in MN.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Schwaben
District:Unterallgäu
Elevation:603-670
Area:57.80
Postal Code:86825
Area Code:08247
Licence:MN
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 7 78 116
Divisions:12 Gemeindeteile
Mayor:Stefan Welzel[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Bad Wörishofen (pronounced as /de/) is a spa town in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany, known for the water-cure (hydrotherapy) developed by Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897), a Catholic priest who lived there for 42 years. Many of the resort hotels and boarding-houses in Bad Wörishofen offer their guests treatment using Kneipp's methods.The new spa complex out of town is called Therme Bad Wörishofen. Time magazine called the town "the secret capital of health".[2]

Geography

The town is located on the Wörthbach, a tributary of the River Mindel in Donau-Iller, which is a border region straddling Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It is approximately 80 km / 50 miles west of Munich and 35 km / 22 miles east of Memmingen.

History

The first known reference to the place dates from 1067, where it is described as the lordship "Werenshova". The name is thought to mean "Homestead of Werin". For centuries Wörishofen was an agricultural settlement. Between 1719 and 1721 the Dominican Wörishofen Monastery was built under the direction of Dominikus Zimmermann.

After World War II, with south-western Germany belonging to the American occupation zone, Bad Wörishofen was the site of a displaced persons camp.[3] Most of the displaced people in question were of Lithuanian provenance. The camp enjoyed the confidence and support of the UNRRA, and was accordingly permitted to print its own bank notes.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Personalities associated with Bad Wörishofen

Economy

Wörishofer sandals are made here.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden
  2. http://www.berliner-kurier.de/archiv/spannen-sie-aus-in-bad-woerishofen--im-kneipp-kurort-kann-mann-kraft-tanken-wellness-woche-gewinnen,8259702,8192890.html "Spannen Sie aus in Bad Wörishofen. Im Kneipp-Kurort kann Mann Kraft tanken: Wellness-Woche gewinnen"
  3. http://www.dpcamps.org/BadWorishofen.html DP Camp Bad Wörishofen