Bad Kösen
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(2001) is a spa
town in Germany
, on the Saale
river in the small German wine
-growing region of Saale-Unstrut
. It is a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis
district, in Saxony-Anhalt
. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Naumburg
.
Bad Kösen, and the nearby Rudelsburg
castle with its memorials to the German Student Corps
, is the location of the annual convention of the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband
. In sight of the Rudelsburg is the ruin of the nearby Saaleck castle.
Bad Kösen was the seat of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Bad Kösen
.
Hot spring
A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...
town in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, on the Saale
Saale
The Saale, also known as the Saxon Saale and Thuringian Saale , is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the Main, or the Saale in Lower Saxony, a tributary of the Leine.-Course:The Saale...
river in the small German wine
German wine
German wine is primarily produced in the west of Germany, along the river Rhine and its tributaries, with the oldest plantations going back to the Roman era. Approximately 60 percent of the German wine production is situated in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where 6 of the 13 regions ...
-growing region of Saale-Unstrut
Saale-Unstrut
Saale-Unstrut is a region for quality wine in Germany, and takes its name from the rivers Saale and Unstrut. The region is located on various hill slopes around these rivers...
. It is a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis
Burgenlandkreis
The Burgenlandkreis was a district in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are Merseburg-Querfurt, Weißenfels, Leipziger Land, Aschersleben-Staßfurt, Altenburger Land, Greiz, district-free Gera, Saale-Holzland, Weimarer Land, Sömmerda and the Kyffhäuserkreis.- History :The...
district, in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Naumburg
Naumburg
Naumburg is a town in Germany, on the Saale River. It is in the district Burgenlandkreis in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. It is approximately southwest of Leipzig, south-southwest of Halle, and north-northeast of Jena....
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Bad Kösen, and the nearby Rudelsburg
Rudelsburg
The castle ruin Rudelsburg lies on the east bank of the river Saale atop a rocky shell limestone ridge, approximately above the river and above Saaleck, a suburb of the town of Bad Kösen in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
castle with its memorials to the German Student Corps
German Student Corps
Corps are the oldest still-existing kind of Studentenverbindung, Germany's traditional university corporations; their roots date back to the 15th century. The oldest corps still existing today was founded in 1789...
, is the location of the annual convention of the Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband
Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband
The Kösener Senioren-Convents-Verband is the oldest association of German and Austrian Studentenverbindungen. It comprises roughly 105 German, Austrian and a Swiss Corps, all of which are based upon the principle of tolerance....
. In sight of the Rudelsburg is the ruin of the nearby Saaleck castle.
Bad Kösen was the seat of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Bad Kösen
Bad Kösen (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)
Bad Kösen was a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the Burgenlandkreis , in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft was in Bad Kösen...
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