Bad Dürkheim

Bad Dürkheim
Location of Bad Dürkheim within Bad Dürkheim district
Bad Dürkheim
Bad Dürkheim
Coordinates: 49°27′34″N 08°10′05″E / 49.45944°N 8.16806°E / 49.45944; 8.16806
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictBad Dürkheim
Government
  Mayor (202432) Natalie Bauernschmitt (CDU)
Area
  Total
102.55 km2 (39.59 sq mi)
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
18,821
  Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
67098
Dialling codes06322
Vehicle registrationDÜW
Websitewww.bad-duerkheim.de

Bad Dürkheim (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈdʏʁkhaɪm] ) is a spa town in the Rhine-Neckar urban agglomeration. It is the seat of the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and the site of the discovery of the element caesium, in 1860.