Bad Bocklet is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

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 in the district of Bad Kissingen

Bad Kissingen (district)

Bad Kissingen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the district Main-Kinzig and Fulda in Hesse, and the districts of Rhön-Grabfeld, Schweinfurt and Main-Spessart.- History :...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

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 in Germany

Germany

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. It is a market town and a health spa.

Geography

Bad Bocklet lies in a bend in the river Fränkische Saale

Fränkische Saale

The Franconian Saale or is a 125 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale , which is a tributary of the Elbe River....

 in Franconia

Franconia

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 about 10 km north of the district capital Bad Kissingen

Bad Kissingen

Bad Kissingen is a spa town in the Bavarian region of Lower Franconia and is the seat of the district Bad Kissingen. Situated to the south of the Rhön Mountains on the Franconian Saale river, it is a world-famous health resort.- Town structure :...

. On the northside, the municipality borders on the district of Rhön-Grabfeld

Rhön-Grabfeld

Rhön-Grabfeld is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse and Thuringia .-History:In medieval times the region was a part of the Bishopric of Würzburg...

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Divisions of the municipality

The municipality is divided into the following towns:

• Bad Bocklet
• Aschach
• Großenbrach
• Hohn
• Nickersfelden
• Steinach an der Saale
• Roth an der Saale

History

Bocklet is first documented in 1122 in the records of the monastery at Aura.

With secularization of the government in 1803, the territory of the present municipality became part of Bavaria. In the Treaty of Pressburg between France

France

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 and Austria

Austria

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 in 1805, the lands of the Bishop of Würzburg were given to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

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, and he was made Grand Duke of Würzburg, a new state, as a reward for his support of Napoleon. These lands then again became part of Bavaria in 1814 (this time permanently) at the defeat of Napoleon.

In 1937, the town was officially renamed Bad Bocklet.

In 1972, the towns of Aschach bei Bad Kissingen and Großenbrach became part of the municipality, followed in 1978 by Steinach an der Saale.

Government

The Marktgemeinderat (municipal council) of Bad Bocklet has 17 members, including the mayor. Of those members, 10 were CSU

Christian Social Union of Bavaria

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, 3 SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany

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 / Independent Citizens (UB), and 4 Christian Electoral Community

Christian Electoral Community

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 as of 2002.

Sightseeing

The spa of the Bishop of Würzburg, which was built in the 18th century is the most notable architectural attraction. It also has a very extensive garden.

An annual Straßenfest (street fair) takes place in May.

Steinach an der Saale

The St. Nikolaus church has a crucifix by Tilman Riemenschneider

Tilman Riemenschneider

Tilman Riemenschneider was a German sculptor and woodcarver active in Würzburg from 1483. He was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between late Gothic and Renaissance, a master in stone and limewood.- Biography :Tilman Riemenschneider was born between 1459...

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The ruins of Steineck castle are on a hill between Steinach and Hohn. In town, there are both an old and a new palace. The Bergkapelle and the Jewish cemetery are also worth a visit.

For more information look here please: More about Steinach an der Saale

Aschach

Schloss Aschach is now the home of the Graf Luxburg Museum.

Herbert Schultheis: Bad Bocklet – Geschichte der Ortsteile Aschach und Großenbrach (= Bad Neustädter Beiträge zur Geschichte und Heimatkunde Frankens, Band 6). Bad Neustadt a. d. Saale 1996. ISBN 3-9800482-9-2.