Admin. region Darmstadt Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 25.65 km² Local time Tuesday 1:15 AM Administrative region Darmstadt | Postal codes 61101–61118 Population 31,487 (30 Jun 2009) Dialling code 06101 | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Bad Vilbel is a spa town in Hesse, Germany, famous for its many mineral water springs. Bad Vilbel is the largest town in the Wetteraukreis district and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area with its city center being located 8 km northeast of downtown Frankfurt am Main at the banks of the river Nidda.
Contents
- Map of 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany
- History
- 20th Century
- Mayor
- Transport
- International relations
- Born in Bad Vilbel
- Linked to Bad Vilbel
- References
Map of 61118 Bad Vilbel, Germany
History
Bad Vilbel was founded in 774 (first written document) but much older artefacts were found in the area. In 1848 during railway works, a Roman villa was scooped out with a Thermae and a Mosaic. A replica of this mosaic is presented in a modern exhibition in the spa gardens.
20th Century
The town Vilbel got the label "Bad" (spa) in 1948 for its numerous mineral springs. The health spa operations stopped in the 1960s but the mineral water industry connected more springs of the Wetterau by pipelines to the bottling plant of Hassia in Bad Vilbel.
The hessian government reform formed 1971/72 Bad Vilbel (with Heilsberg), Dortelweil, Gronau and Massenheim to the new city Bad Vilbel. Since 1997 great areas have been developed for living and business, like the residential area of Dortelweil-West or the commercial park Quellenpark between Bad Vilbel, Massenheim and Dortelweil.
Mayor
Thomas Stöhr (born 1966) (CDU) was elected in March 2003. He was re-elected in February 2010 and in March 2016.
Transport
Bad Vilbel has four railroad stations (Bad Vilbel, Bad Vilbel Süd, Dortelweil and Gronau) on the Main–Weser Railway, served by Frankfurt's local transport network (S-Bahn line S 6 and RE Line 34). It has access to the A661 autobahn and the highway B3.
International relations
Bad Vilbel is twinned with:
The Glossop/Bad Vilbel Twinning Association was established in 1985 and the formal twinning ceremonies were held in Glossop and Bad Vilbel in 1987.