Bad Ems
Bad Ems (German: [baːt ɛms] ⓘ) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Rhein-Lahn rural district and is well known as a spa on the river Lahn. Bad Ems was the seat of Bad Ems collective municipality, which has been merged into the Bad Ems-Nassau collective municipality. The town has around 9,000 inhabitants.
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A Water tower built in Bad Ems in 1907 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Ems within Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district | |
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| Coordinates: 50°20′17″N 7°42′38″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Ems-Nassau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Oliver Krügel (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.36 km2 (5.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31) | |
| • Total | 9,761 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 56130 |
| Dialling codes | 02603 |
| Vehicle registration | EMS, DIZ, GOH |
| Website | www.vgben.de |
| Part of | The Great Spa Towns of Europe |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii)(iii) |
| Reference | 1613 |
| Inscription | 2021 (44th Session) |
In 2021, the town became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe", because of its famous hot springs and 18-20th century architecture bearing testimony to the popularity of spa resorts in Europe during that time.
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