Bad Sooden-Allendorf
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Location of Bad Sooden-Allendorf within Werra-Meißner-Kreis district
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| Coordinates: 51°17′N 09°59′E / 51.283°N 9.983°ECoordinates: 51°17′N 09°59′E / 51.283°N 9.983°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Kassel | |
| District | Werra-Meißner-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Frank Hix | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 73.53 km2 (28.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 8,463 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 37242 | |
| Dialling codes | 05652 | |
| Vehicle registration | ESW | |
| Website | www.bad-sooden-allendorf.de | |
Bad Sooden-Allendorf is a town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.
The spa town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf lies in the Werra valley near the Hoher Meißner, right on the boundary with Thuringia, almost at Germany’s geographical centre, 33 km east of Kassel.
Bad Sooden-Allendorf borders in the north on the communities of Lindewerra, Wahlhausen and Asbach-Sickenberg, in the east on the communities of Wiesenfeld und Volkerode (all in Thuringia’s Eichsfeld district), in the south on the community of Meinhard, the town of Eschwege and the community of Berkatal, in the west on the town of Großalmerode and in the northwest on the town of Witzenhausen (all in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis).
Besides the main town, which is also called Bad Sooden-Allendorf, the town has nine other Stadtteile named Ahrenberg, Dudenrode, Ellershausen, Hilgershausen, Kammerbach, Kleinvach, Oberrieden, Orferode and Höfe-Weiden. The main town itself is divided into Sooden and Allendorf, the former of which is west of the railway tracks.
The place has existed since at least the late 8th century. This is confirmed by one of the Frankish king Charlemagne’s donation documents, which historians have dated to some time between 776 and 779. With this document, Charlemagne transferred the saltsprings, the saltpans, the saltworkers, the market, the tribute and the toll of the settlement of Westera to the Fulda Abbey. The settlement’s name refers to its location on the western border with Thuringia, which still runs through here today.
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