Bad Pyrmont
Town
Bad Pyrmont Holy Bath
Bad Pyrmont Holy Bath
Coat of arms of Bad Pyrmont
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Pyrmont within Hameln-Pyrmont district
Bad Pyrmont is located in Germany
Bad Pyrmont
Bad Pyrmont
Bad Pyrmont is located in Lower Saxony
Bad Pyrmont
Bad Pyrmont
Coordinates: 51°59′12″N 09°15′49″E / 51.98667°N 9.26361°E / 51.98667; 9.26361
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHameln-Pyrmont
Subdivisions9 subdivisions
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Klaus Blome[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total61.96 km2 (23.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total19,285
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31812
Dialling codes05281
Vehicle registrationHM
Websitewww.stadt-badpyrmont.de
County (Principality) of Pyrmont
Grafschaft (Fürstentum) Pyrmont
1194–1918
StatusState of the Holy Roman Empire,
State of the Confederation of the Rhine,
State of the German Confederation,
State of the North German Confederation,
State of the German Empire
CapitalPyrmont, Lügde
GovernmentPrincipality
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Partitioned from Schwalenberg
1194
• Comital line extinct; to Spiegelberg
1494
• To Lippe
1557
• To Gleichen
1583
• To Waldeck
1625
• Waldeck's rights over Pyrmont confirmed; Lügde ceded to Paderborn
1668
• Regained independence
1805–12
• Prussian administration
from 1868
1918
• Joined Prussian province of Hanover
1921
Preceded by		Succeeded by
County of Schwalenberg
Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont
Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont

Bad Pyrmont (German: [baːt pʏʁˈmɔnt] ⓘ, also: [- ˈpʏʁ-]; West Low German: Bad Purmunt) is a town in the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont, in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population close to 19,000. It is located on the river Emmer, about 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the Weser. Bad Pyrmont is a popular spa resort that gained its reputation as a fashionable place for princely vacations in the 17th and 18th centuries. The town is also the center of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Germany.

History

Formerly called Pyrmont, it was the seat of a small county during much of the Middle Ages. The county gained its independence from the County of Schwalenberg in 1194. Independence was maintained until the extinction of the comital line in 1494, when the county was inherited by the County of Spiegelberg. In 1557, the county was inherited by Lippe, then by the County of Gleichen in 1583.

In 1625, the county became part of the much larger County of Waldeck through inheritance. In 1668, the Reichskammergericht (Imperial Chamber Court) ruled against the Bishopric of Paderborn's claims that Pyrmont had been collateral in a loan, confirming the Count of Waldeck's rights over Pyrmont, who ceded the Amt of Lügde — previously the county's capital — to the bishopric in compensation. In January 1712, the Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont was elevated to hereditary prince by Emperor Charles VI, the count having combined the two titles the previous year.

For a brief period, from 1805 to 1812, Pyrmont was again a separate principality as a result of inheritance and partition after the death of the previous prince, but the two parts were united again in 1812. The principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont retained its status after the Congress of Vienna of 1815 and became a member of the German Confederation. In 1813, the inhabitants of Pyrmont began to protest at their lack of autonomy within Waldeck–Pyrmont and the separate constitutional nature of the two territories was confirmed the following year, until a formal union was established in 1849.

From 1868 onward, the principality was administered by Prussia, but retained its legislative sovereignty. Prussian administration served to reduce administrative costs for the small state and was based on a ten-year contract that was repeatedly renewed. In 1871 it became a constituent state of the new German Empire. At the end of World War I, during the German Revolution the prince abdicated and Waldeck–Pyrmont became a free state within the Weimar Republic. On 30 November 1921, following a local plebiscite, the town and district of Pyrmont were detached and incorporated into the Prussian Province of Hanover, with Waldeck following into the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau in 1929.

Economy

As a spa town, Bad Pyrmont's economy is heavily geared towards tourism.

Bad Pyrmonter mineral water is bottled in Bad Pyrmont.

Attractions

Bad Pyrmont features a large Kurpark, with a sizeable outdoor palm garden. The Baroque castle (1706–10) is part of a substantial complex of fortifications dating from the 16th century. The castle now houses the Museum of Municipal and Spa History.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Bad Pyrmont is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ↑ "60 anni di Gemellaggio tra Anzio e Bad Pyrmont".
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