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Schlangenbad

Coordinates: 50°5′39″N 8°6′12″E / 50.09417°N 8.10333°E / 50.09417; 8.10333
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Schlangenbad
Municipality
Coat of arms of Schlangenbad
Coat of arms
Location of Schlangenbad within Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district
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Schlangenbad is located in Germany
Schlangenbad
Schlangenbad
Schlangenbad is located in Hesse
Schlangenbad
Schlangenbad
Coordinates: 50°5′39″N 8°6′12″E / 50.09417°N 8.10333°E / 50.09417; 8.10333
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictRheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2018–24) Marco Eyring[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,481
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65388
Dialling codes06129
Vehicle registrationRÜD
Websitewww.schlangenbad.de

Schlangenbad is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

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Location

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The community, which is a health resort (Kurort), lies 320 m (1,050 ft) above sea level in a sheltered location on a valley slope on the southern slope of the Taunus 12 km (7.5 mi) from Wiesbaden, 7 km (4.3 mi) from Eltville and 7 km (4.3 mi) from Bad Schwalbach.

Neighbouring communities

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Schlangenbad borders in the north on the town of Bad Schwalbach, in the east on the town of Taunusstein and the district-free city of Wiesbaden, in the south on the town of Eltville and the community of Kiedrich and in the west on the town of Oestrich-Winkel.

Constituent communities

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Schlangenbad's Ortsteile are the state-recognized health resort of Schlangenbad and its outlying centres of Georgenborn, Wambach, Bärstadt, Hausen vor der Höhe, Obergladbach and Niedergladbach.

Climate

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In Schlangenbad, the climate is what is known in German as a Schonklima, which means a climate with temperatures that never get too high (no higher than 21 °C (70 °F) in the warmest months) and without great temperature fluctuations, usually occurring together with good shelter from prevailing winds.[3] It does, however, cool off quite sharply in the nighttime. This moderate climate is comparable to a Mediterranean climate.

The temperate climate permits a remnant population of Aesculapian Snakes to survive in the area, despite the general cooling of the climate in what is now Germany. These snakes were once widespread in Middle Europe in warmer times, but are now otherwise only found in Mediterranean lands. Indeed, snakes are Schlangenbad's namesake: the community's name literally means “Snake Bath” in German.

Spa operations

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Bad Schlangenbad about 1900
Historic Café Hall in Schlangenbad (near Wiesbaden)

Schlangenbad's thermal springs were discovered in the mid 17th century. Today, nine springs are running altogether. They issue from the ground at temperatures between 21 °C (70 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) on the south slope of the Bärstädter Kopf. Rheumatic and other inflammatory illnesses are treated at the spa.

Sport and leisure facilities

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  • Thermal outdoor swimming pool with kelosauna
  • Aeskulap-Therme (baths)
  • Schlangenbad tennis courts
  • Heinz Grein-Sporthalle Georgenborn
  • Sporthalle Bärstadt
  • Hausen football pitch

Hiking trails

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  • The Rheinsteig, a new trail from Schloss Biebrich near Wiesbaden to Bonn by way of the Loreley, the “Enemy Brothers” castles (Liebenstein and Sterrenberg) and Lahneck Castle.
  • Hiking trail to Rauenthal about 45 minutes away, with an outstanding view over the Rhine Gorge.
  • Loop trails at the "Förster-Bitter-Eiche" carpark near the "Hinterlandswald".

Politics

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Community council

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The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Parties and voter communities %
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 48.3 15 38.0 12
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 26.1 8 35.6 11
GREENS Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 12.4 4 9.6 3
FDP Free Democratic Party 8.9 3 12.5 4
PRO PRO-Schlangenbad 4.2 1 4.2 1
Total 100.0 31 100.0 31
Voter turnout in % 57.7 59.0

Town partnerships

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Education

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Famous people

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Sons and daughters of the town

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Former and current Schlangenbad residents

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  • Ludwig Berger (1892–1969), filmmaker and writer
  • Volker Schlöndorff (1939–    ), filmmaker and Oscar winner
  • Wolf von Lojewski (1937–    ), television moderator
  • Zascha Kourosh Pezeshkan (1969–Present), KRAFT Construction in Florida

Fiction

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  • Grant Allen's fictional late 19th century lady detective Miss Lois Cayley visits Schlangenbad in the 1899 novel Miss Cayley's Adventures.

References

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  1. ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Definition in German of Schonklima", wetterbote.de, retrieved 12 March 2021
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Wikisource has the text of the 1921 Collier's Encyclopedia article Schlangenbad.
(in German)

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