Bad Soden

Bad Soden am Taunus, commonly known as Bad Soden, is a town and spa in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany. It had a population of 22,563 as of 2017, up from 21,412 in 2005.

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Bad Soden is a residential town for commuters working in Frankfurt am Main and other surrounding cities. 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, condensed from the waters, are also in great demand. Bad Soden has a well-appointed Kurhaus, an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, and a hospital. It also has a residential building by the architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Bad Soden has two Districts: Altenhein am Taunus and Neuenhein am Taunus.

Mayors

Mayors from 1893:

1893–1912: Georg Busz
1912–1920: Friedrich Höh
1920–1923: Niederschulte
1925–1937: Alfred Benninghoven
1937–1939: Jakob Rittgen
1939–1945: Karl Bohle
1945–1948: Kuno Mayer
1948–1957: Gilbert Just
1957–1967: August Karl Wallis
1967–1973: Helmuth Schwinge
1973–1977: Hans-Helmut Kämmerer
1977–1985: Volker Hodann
1985–1986: Hans Jörg Röhrich
1986–1992: Berthold R. Gall
1992–2004: Kurt E. Bender
2004–2018: Norbert Altenkamp
2018–present: Frank Blasch
Notable people
Elvira Bach, artist and painter, she was born in Neuenhain and lives in Berlin since 1970
Gerhard Bärsch, politician
Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, worked in Bad Soden before moving to the Netherlands with his family
Peter Lang, member of the parliament of the People's State of Hesse in the Weimar Republic
Christian Seybold, artist of the era of Baroque; was baptized in Neuenhain, lived until 1715 in Soden
Georg Thilenius, ethnologist and anthropologist
Sabine Winter, table tennis player, was born in Bad Soden
Edward Wunderly, physician and Milwaukee, Wisconsin politician, was from Bad Soden
Twin towns – sister cities

Bad Soden is twinned with:

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Twin towns – sister cities