Bad Kreuznach
District
Flag of Bad Kreuznach
Flag
Coat of arms of Bad Kreuznach
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
CapitalBad Kreuznach
Area
 • Total863.72 km2 (333.48 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total159,402
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKH
Websitekreis-badkreuznach.de

Bad Kreuznach is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Rhein-Hunsrück, Mainz-Bingen, Alzey-Worms, Donnersbergkreis, Kusel and Birkenfeld.

History

The region is full of medieval castles, especially along the Nahe River. Best known is the Kyrburg of Kirn, built in the 12th century and sitting in state above the river. In 1815, the district of Kreuznach was established by the Prussian government. In 1932, it was merged with the district of Meisenheim. The name of the district officially changed from Kreuznach to Bad Kreuznach in 1969.

Geography

The district is located in the hilly country between the mountain chains of the Hunsrück in the north and the North Palatine Uplands in the south. The main axis of the district is the Nahe River, which enters the territory in the west, runs through Kirn, Bad Sobernheim and Bad Kreuznach, and leaves to the northeast.

The region formed by this district and the adjoining Birkenfeld district is known as the Naheland. The banks of the lower Nahe are used for vineyards. Away from the stream, there are sparsely populated forests crisscrossed by the narrow affluents of the Nahe River.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • the heraldic lion of the Palatinate
  • the blue and golden pattern of the medieval county of Sponheim

Towns and municipalities

Verband-free towns
  1. Bad Kreuznach
Verbandsgemeinden

[seat: Bad Kreuznach]

  1. Altenbamberg
  2. Biebelsheim
  3. Feilbingert
  4. Frei-Laubersheim
  5. Fürfeld
  6. Hackenheim
  7. Hallgarten
  8. Hochstätten
  9. Neu-Bamberg
  10. Pfaffen-Schwabenheim
  11. Pleitersheim
  12. Tiefenthal
  13. Volxheim
  1. Bärenbach
  2. Becherbach bei Kirn
  3. Brauweiler
  4. Bruschied
  5. Hahnenbach
  6. Heimweiler
  7. Heinzenberg
  8. Hennweiler
  9. Hochstetten-Dhaun
  10. Horbach
  11. Kellenbach
  12. Kirn1, 2
  13. Königsau
  14. Limbach
  15. Meckenbach
  16. Oberhausen bei Kirn
  17. Otzweiler
  18. Schneppenbach
  19. Schwarzerden
  20. Simmertal
  21. Weitersborn
  1. Bretzenheim
  2. Daxweiler
  3. Dörrebach
  4. Dorsheim
  5. Eckenroth
  6. Guldental
  7. Langenlonsheim1
  8. Laubenheim
  9. Roth
  10. Rümmelsheim
  11. Schöneberg
  12. Schweppenhausen
  13. Seibersbach
  14. Stromberg2
  15. Waldlaubersheim
  16. Warmsroth
  17. Windesheim
  1. Abtweiler
  2. Auen
  3. Bad Sobernheim1, 2
  4. Bärweiler
  5. Becherbach
  6. Breitenheim
  7. Callbach
  8. Daubach
  9. Desloch
  10. Hundsbach
  11. Ippenschied
  12. Jeckenbach
  13. Kirschroth
  14. Langenthal
  15. Lauschied
  16. Lettweiler
  17. Löllbach
  18. Martinstein
  19. Meddersheim
  20. Meisenheim2
  21. Merxheim
  22. Monzingen
  23. Nußbaum
  24. Odernheim am Glan
  25. Raumbach
  26. Rehbach
  27. Rehborn
  28. Reiffelbach
  29. Schmittweiler
  30. Schweinschied
  31. Seesbach
  32. Staudernheim
  33. Weiler bei Monzingen
  34. Winterburg
  1. Allenfeld
  2. Argenschwang
  3. Bockenau
  4. Boos
  5. Braunweiler
  6. Burgsponheim
  7. Dalberg
  8. Duchroth
  9. Gebroth
  10. Gutenberg
  11. Hargesheim
  12. Hergenfeld
  13. Hüffelsheim
  14. Mandel
  15. Münchwald
  16. Niederhausen
  17. Norheim
  18. Oberhausen an der Nahe
  19. Oberstreit
  20. Roxheim
  21. Rüdesheim an der Nahe1
  22. Sankt Katharinen
  23. Schloßböckelheim
  24. Sommerloch
  25. Spabrücken
  26. Spall
  27. Sponheim
  28. Traisen
  29. Waldböckelheim
  30. Wallhausen
  31. Weinsheim
  32. Winterbach
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

Politics

Kreuznach (electoral district) for the Bundestag.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand 2021, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2022.
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