Bad Kissingen (district)

Bad Kissingen
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionLower Franconia
CapitalBad Kissingen
Area
 • Total1,137 km2 (439 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2024)[1]
 • Total103,489
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKG, BRK, HAB
Websitelandkreis-badkissingen.de

Bad Kissingen is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany.

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Bad Kissingen, Bad Brückenau and Hammelburg. It is in the southern portion of the Rhön Mountains. The Fränkische Saale river enters the district in the north and leaves to the southwest.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Brückenau
  2. Bad Kissingen
  3. Hammelburg
  1. Aura an der Saale
  2. Bad Bocklet
  3. Burkardroth
  4. Elfershausen
  5. Euerdorf
  6. Fuchsstadt
  7. Geroda
  8. Maßbach
  9. Motten
  10. Münnerstadt
  11. Nüdlingen
  1. Oberleichtersbach
  2. Oberthulba
  3. Oerlenbach
  4. Ramsthal
  5. Rannungen
  6. Riedenberg
  7. Schondra
  8. Sulzthal
  9. Thundorf
  10. Wartmannsroth
  11. Wildflecken
  12. Zeitlofs

References

  1. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.