Bad Wörishofen
Bad Wörishofen | |
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Kurhaus of Bad Wörishofen | |
Location of Bad Wörishofen within Unterallgäu district | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′21″N 10°35′49″E / 48.00583°N 10.59694°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Unterallgäu |
| Subdivisions | 12 Gemeindeteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Stefan Welzel (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.79 km2 (22.31 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 16,933 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86825 |
| Dialling codes | 08247 |
| Vehicle registration | MN |
| Website | www |
Bad Wörishofen (German pronunciation: [baːt ˌvøːʁɪsˈhoːfn̩] ⓘ) is a spa town in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany, known for the water-cure (hydrotherapy) developed by Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897), a Catholic priest who lived there for 42 years. Many of the resort hotels and boarding-houses in Bad Wörishofen offer their guests treatment using Kneipp's methods.
The new spa complex out of town is called Therme Bad Wörishofen. Time magazine called the town "the secret capital of health".