Bad Soden
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| Coordinates: 50°08′N 08°30′E / 50.133°N 8.500°ECoordinates: 50°08′N 08°30′E / 50.133°N 8.500°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Main-Taunus-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Norbert Altenkamp (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 130-385 m (−1,133 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 22,161 | |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 65812 | |
| Dialling codes | 06196, 06174 (Altenhain) | |
| Vehicle registration | MTK | |
| Website | www.bad-soden.de | |
Bad Soden (also: Bad Soden am Taunus) is a town and spa in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany. Population 21,412 (2005).
Bad Soden is a residential town for commuters working in Frankfurt am Main. 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 (German: Sodener Pastillen), condensed from the waters, are also in great demand. Bad Soden has a large and well-appointed Kurhaus, an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, and a small 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 from 1893:
Bad Soden is twinned with:
The old Park
New park with Catholic Church
Protestant Church
"Paulinenschlösschen"
"Badehaus" - The bathhouse
The "Königsteiner Straße"
Quellenpark
In Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, the Scherbatskys retire to Bad Soden to cure Kitty's illness.
In Ivan Turgenev's "Spring Torrents," Dimitry Sanin takes a trip with his future lover, Gemma, and her current fiancé to Soden, "a small town about half an hour's distance from Frankfurt".
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