Schlangenbad
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Location of Schlangenbad within Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°5′39″N 8°6′12″E / 50.09417°N 8.10333°ECoordinates: 50°5′39″N 8°6′12″E / 50.09417°N 8.10333°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | |
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| • Total | 36.55 km2 (14.11 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 6,290 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 65388 | |
| Dialling codes | 06129 | |
| Vehicle registration | RÜD | |
| Website | www.schlangenbad.de | |
Schlangenbad is a community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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