Bad Niedernau is a suburban district of

Rottenburg am Neckar Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) s ...

in the administrative district of Tübingen in

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Geography

Bad Niedernau is located 3 km (1.86 mi) southwest of

in the Neckar-valley with an elevation from 430 to 475 m.

Extent

The area of the district is 410

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s. 52.5% is agriculturally used area, 32.3% forest area, 7.7% settled area and roads, 5.3% water expanse, and 2.2% other.

Neighbour localities

The following territories adjoin to Bad Niedernau, clockwise beginning in the north they are: Rottenburg (town), Weiler, Schwalldorf and Obernau (all in the admin. district of Tübingen). Weiler, Schwalldorf and Obernau are districts of Rottenburg am Neckar.

Population

Bad Niedernau has a current population of 569 people (31/01/08). In order to that Bad Niedernau is among the smaller districts of Rottenburg. The population density is 139 people per km² (359 per sq mi), according to an area of 4.10 km² (1.6 sq mi).

Faiths

The population of the village is predominantly Roman Catholic.

Personalities

Honorary Citizens

The former municipality of Bad Niedernau has awarded the honorary citizenship to

Kilian von Steiner Kilian von Steiner (; 9 October 1833 – 25 September 1903) was a German banker and industrialist. Life and career Born in Laupheim as the eighth child of Jewish merchant Viktor Steiner and his wife Sophie, Kilian Steiner spent his youth in t ...

(Banker) in 1891.

References

External links

Official Webpage (German)

Historical picture postcards
{{Authority control Rottenburg am Neckar Spa towns in Germany