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Wimpfen

Bad Wimpfen
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Coat of arms of Bad Wimpfen
Coat of arms
Bad Wimpfen   is located in Germany
Bad Wimpfen
Bad Wimpfen
Coordinates: 49°14′N 9°10′E / 49.233°N 9.167°E / 49.233; 9.167Coordinates: 49°14′N 9°10′E / 49.233°N 9.167°E / 49.233; 9.167
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Heilbronn
Government
 • Mayor Claus Brechter
Area
 • Total 19.38 km2 (7.48 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 6,971
 • Density 360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 74206
Dialling codes 07063
Vehicle registration HN
Website www.badwimpfen.de
Imperial City of Wimpfen
Reichsstadt Wimpfen
Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
1300–1803
Capital Wimpfen
Languages South Franconian
Government Republic
Historical era Middle Ages
 •  City founded 13th century
 •  Gained Reichsfreiheit ca 1300 1300
 •  Battle of Wimpfen May 6, 1622
 •  Mediatised to Baden, but annexed by Hesse-Darmstadt 1802–03 1803
 •  Renamed Bad Wimpfen 26 April 1930
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bishopric of Worms
Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt

About this sound Bad Wimpfen  is a historic spa town in the district of Heilbronn in the Baden-Württemberg region of southern Germany. It lies north of the city of Heilbronn, on the river Neckar.

Bad Wimpfen is located on the west bank of the River Neckar, around 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Heilbronn. The town is divided into two parts: the older Wimpfen im Tal (Lower Wimpfen/ literally Wimpfen in the valley) situated on the Neckar, and Wimpfen am Berg (Upper Wimpfen/ literally Wimpfen on the hill) containing the town centre. Besides the town itself, the village Hohenstadt also belongs to Bad Wimpfen.

Neighbouring town and municipalities of Bad Wimpfen are (clockwise from the south): Heilbronn, Bad Rappenau, Offenau, Bad Friedrichshall, Untereisesheim and Neckarsulm.

First traces of settlement at Bad Wimpfen date from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. An old trade road running from France forks here towards Nürnberg and Öhringen linking to the Danube. Several archaeological finds demonstrate that the route has existed since prehistoric times.


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