Bad Berka
Encyclopedia
Bad Berka is a German city, situated in the south of Weimar region in the state of Thuringia. With its almost 8.000 inhabitants Bad Berka is the second biggest city in Weimarer Land district (Apolda, 23.000). The river flowing through the city, which is embedded in new red sandstone, is called Ilm
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Bad Berka is a spa town with an iron-rich spring and Kneipp facilities. In 2002 the award of "State Recognised Spa with Mineral Spring Health Facility" was given to the city.
In order to treat tuberculosis, a clinic was erected in 1952. This was the beginning of the main economic sector of the city. Nowadays, Bad Berka's Zentralklinik has made a name for itself as a centre of utmost medicinal expertise far beyond the boundaries of Germany. Its foundation can be traced back to 1898.
In addition, there was a rehabilitation clinic built after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The "Median-Klinik" consists of two buildings, which were opened in 1994 and 1997.
Because of its vicinity to the cultural capital Weimar
and the numerous historical figures, Bad Berka is also popular among tourists. Between 1812 and 1828 Goethe visited his friend Heinrich Friedrich Schütz several times. He was also involved in the plans of the spa. Therefore, Bad Barka is called "Das Goethebad im Grünen" (Goethe spa in greenery), as well. Bad Berka is surrounded by spruce and beech forest.
Other bigger cities in the vicinity of Bad Berka are Jena
(20km north-east), Erfurt
(20km north-west) and Weimar
(12km north).
were the Bad Berka oil plant, oil storage, and underground forced labor plant.
The annual Party.San Open Air
music festival was first held in 1996.
, Poland
Ilm (Thuringia)
The Ilm is a long river in Thuringia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Saale, into which it flows in Großheringen near Bad Kösen.Towns along the Ilm are Ilmenau, Stadtilm, Kranichfeld, Bad Berka, Weimar, Apolda and Bad Sulza....
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Bad Berka is a spa town with an iron-rich spring and Kneipp facilities. In 2002 the award of "State Recognised Spa with Mineral Spring Health Facility" was given to the city.
In order to treat tuberculosis, a clinic was erected in 1952. This was the beginning of the main economic sector of the city. Nowadays, Bad Berka's Zentralklinik has made a name for itself as a centre of utmost medicinal expertise far beyond the boundaries of Germany. Its foundation can be traced back to 1898.
In addition, there was a rehabilitation clinic built after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The "Median-Klinik" consists of two buildings, which were opened in 1994 and 1997.
Because of its vicinity to the cultural capital Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
and the numerous historical figures, Bad Berka is also popular among tourists. Between 1812 and 1828 Goethe visited his friend Heinrich Friedrich Schütz several times. He was also involved in the plans of the spa. Therefore, Bad Barka is called "Das Goethebad im Grünen" (Goethe spa in greenery), as well. Bad Berka is surrounded by spruce and beech forest.
Other bigger cities in the vicinity of Bad Berka are Jena
Jena
Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
(20km north-east), Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...
(20km north-west) and Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
(12km north).
History
In 1251, a Cistercian nunnery was founded at Bad Berka, and the sulphur bath spa was established in 1813. In 1945, bombing targets of the Oil Campaign of World War IIOil Campaign of World War II
The Allied Oil Campaign of World War II was directed at facilities supplying Nazi Germany with petroleum, oil, and lubrication products...
were the Bad Berka oil plant, oil storage, and underground forced labor plant.
The annual Party.San Open Air
Party.San Open Air
Party.San Open Air is a metal festival held annually in Bad Berka, Germany since 1996. The 2012 edition will took place on August 9 - August 11.-History:The festival was founded in 1996 as an open air birthday party with a few local bands...
music festival was first held in 1996.
Town twinning
Bad Berka is twinned with: ŻabnoZabno
Żabno is a town and municipality on the river Dunajec in southern Poland, 15 km north of Tarnów. Since Poland's administrative reorganization in 1999, Żabno has been a part of Tarnów powiat which belongs to Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Before administrative reorganization in 1999 it belonged...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...