Bad Saulgau is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km east of Sigmaringen, and 27 km north of

Ravensburg Ravensburg ( Swabian: ''Raveschburg'') is a city in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an impo ...

between the Danube and

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Geography

Bad Saulgau is located north of the wooded hills

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and a few kilometers west-northwest of the hill Atzenberger Höhe. It is located between the Danube and

, on the Danube tributary Schwarzach. The European watershed, which separates the catchment areas of the Rhine and the Danube, runs through the municipal district Lampertsweiler. The waters flowing southward eventually join the Rhine, the northbound ones the Danube.

Neighboring communities

Bad Saulgau borders the following municipalities, clockwise starting from the North:

Ertingen Ertingen () is a municipality in the district of Biberach in Upper Swabia, South Württemberg, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...

, Riedlingen, Allmannsweiler,

Bad Buchau Bad Buchau () (formerly Buchau; Swabian: ''Buacha'') is a small town in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with about 4,000 inhabitants. It is situated near Lake Federsee, which is separated from the town by a wide reed belt. ...

, Dürnau, Bad Schussenried,

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, Boms, Eichstegen, Hoßkirch, Ostrach, Hohentengen and Herbertingen.

Subdivisions

Bad Saulgau consists of the main town (with Bernhausen, Enge Weiler, Schwarzach and Wilfertsweiler) and 13 '' Ortsteile''.

History

The first historical reference to the settlement dates back to 819. In 1239, it received town privileges from

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (German language, German: ''Friedrich''; Italian language, Italian: ''Federico''; Latin: ''Federicus''; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Em ...

. The town became a possession of the House of Habsburg in 1299, and thus part of Further Austria. In

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

ic times, it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Württemberg. During World War II, a subcamp of the

Dachau concentration camp , , commandant = List of commandants , known for = , location = Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany , built by = Germany , operated by = ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) , original use = Political prison , construction ...

was located in the town. In 2005, a memorial commemorating the camp and the victims was inaugurated at the camp's former location. After World War II, Saulgau was part of the French occupation zone in 1945 and became part of the newly founded state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern in 1947, which was incorporated into the state of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. In 2000, the name of the town was officially changed from Saulgau to Bad Saulgau, where the German ''Bad'' refers to its

spa A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneoth ...

facilities and important natural thermal source.

Education

Apart from nursery schools, Bad Saulgau has several public schools from primary to secondary level, for vocational training as well as a centre for secondary schools specialised in economics or technical training. (Technisches Gymnasium,

Wirtschaftsgymnasium A Wirtschaftsgymnasium (plural Wirtschaftsgymnasien) is a kind of school in Germany. Unlike the German Gymnasium (school), Gymnasium, which spans grades (years) 5 to 13, the Wirtschaftsgymnasium has only the top three grades (''Oberstufe'') and spec ...

) The Toin Gakuen Schule Deutschland, a Japanese international boarding secondary school, was previously located in Bad Saulgau, but closed in 2012.Japanische Schule kehrt Bad Saulgau den Rücken

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Notable people

* Sebastian Rentz (born 1799), winemaker * Franz Michelberger (born 1955), football player *

Erik E. Lehmann Erik E. Lehmann (born 1963) is a German economist. He is a professor of Management and Organization at University of Augsburg, Augsburg University and Director of the CisAlpino Institute of Comparative Studies in Europe (CCSE), Augsburg Universit ...

(born 1963), economist *

Stefan Buck Stefan Buck (born 3 September 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Buck played for a number of clubs in Baden-Württemberg before joining Oberliga side SC Pfullendorf in 2000. The club won the O ...

(born 1980), football player * Fabian Gerster (born 1986), football player * Tatjana Maria born Malek (born 1987), tennis player * Isabelle Harle (born 1988), swimmer and multiple German champion, world and European champion

Notes

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