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Bad Kissingen
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German
de:,Landkreis +
Etymology
From de Bad spa; a short form of Heilbad + de Kissingen. The first element of the present-day place name was added in the 19th century when the spa town was allowed to do so by decree of Ludwig II of Bavaria Ludwig II in 1883. First mentioned as chizzicha in 801 (Kizzingen in 822).
Pronunciation
de /baːt ˈkɪsɪŋən/
de De-Bad Kissingen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Bad Kis sin gen
Proper noun
toponym
de spa town/and/rural district adr/Lower Franconia s/Bavaria
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Bad Kissinger
de Bad Kissingerin
See also
de Kitzingen