Bad Urach

Bad Urach
Market square and town hall
Location of Bad Urach within Reutlingen district
Bad Urach
Bad Urach
Coordinates: 48°29′35″N 9°23′55″E / 48.49306°N 9.39861°E / 48.49306; 9.39861
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
DistrictReutlingen
Subdivisions5 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2016–24) Elmar Rebmann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total55.50 km2 (21.43 sq mi)
Elevation
463 m (1,519 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total12,774
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72562–72574
Dialling codes07125, 07381
Vehicle registrationRT
Websitewww.bad-urach.de

Bad Urach is a town in Reutlingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is 14 km east of Reutlingen. It is at the foot of the Swabian Jura. Bad Urach is known for its spa.

Districts

Bad Urach has five districts:

  • Bad Urach
  • Hengen
  • Seeburg
  • Sirchingen
  • Wittlingen

Sights

Bad Urach has a late medieval market square with a town hall and half-timbered houses, dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. There are many sights: the residential castle, the Church of Saint Amandus, the ruins of an old castle (Schloss Hohenurach) and the waterfall (Uracher Wasserfall).

References

  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.

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