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Bad Kreuznach is the capital of Bad Kreuznach (district), Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is located on the Nahe River, a tributary of the Rhine.
As of 2005, the current mayor of Bad Kreuznach is Andreas Ludwig from the CDU (Christian Democratic Union), who won the municipal election of March 30, 2003.
Tourist attractions
The town of Bad Kreuznach is the home of the following tourist attractions:
- The Pauluskirche, or St. Paul's Church, where Karl Marx was married (to Jenny von Westphalen) in 1843.
- The Kurhaus (built 1913) is a hotel and bath house. The baths which give the town its name contain radium, with supposedly curative properties.
- The Dr-Faust-Haus (built 1507) was the home of Johann Georg Faust, the alchemist on whom the Faust tale is said to be based.
- Kreuznacher wine is well known.
- For 50 years was home to a United States Army base, including headquarters of the U.S. 8th Infantry Division, which closed down in May 2001
The villas of rich citizens built during the German Empire (1871-1918) are very typical for the town.
See also
- Bad Kreuznach (district)
- Bad Kreuznach-Land (adjoining Verbandsgemeinde)
- A flickr-group with fotos of Bad Kreuznach (district)
- a special wikipedia for old Bad Kreuznach
Towns in Rhineland-Palatinate | Spa towns
Tourist Attraction: The Bridge Houses that are built on the bridge that crosses the Nahe River in downtown Bad Kreuznach along the walkplatz.
"Bad Kreuznach"