Bad Saulgau

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 between the Danube and Lake Constance.

Bad Saulgau
Saint John the Baptist Church
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Saulgau within Sigmaringen district
Bad Saulgau
Bad Saulgau
Coordinates: 48°1′3″N 9°30′1″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictSigmaringen
Subdivisions14
Government
 • MayorDoris Schröter
Area
 • Total97.34 km2 (37.58 sq mi)
Elevation
587 m (1,926 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total17,509
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
88348
Dialling codes07581
Vehicle registrationSIG
Websitewww.bad-saulgau.de

The location was already a Celtic settlement and owes its name to the spring goddess Sulis. The first historical reference to the settlement dates back to 819. In 1239, the town was acknowledged by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor. It became a possession of the House of Habsburg in 1299, and thus part of the Holy Roman Empire.

In Napoleonic times, it was given to the Kingdom of Württemberg. During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located in the town.[2] The name of the town was officially changed in 2000 from Saulgau to Bad Saulgau.

Coat of armsDistrictInhabitantsArea
Bad Saulgau (main locality)11,6735690 ha
Bierstetten and Steinbronnen591615 ha
Bolstern and Heratskirch4171206 ha
Bondorf333278 ha
Braunenweiler/Untereggartsweiler5531005 ha
Friedberg406541 ha
Fulgenstadt672673 ha
Großtissen and Kleintissen374669 ha
Haid-Sießen-Bogenweiler8741320 ha
Hochberg and Luditsweiler579664 ha
Lampertsweiler302252 ha
Moosheim337443 ha
Renhardsweiler273170 ha
Wolfartsweiler275351 ha

Education

Toin Gakuen Schule Deutschland, a Japanese international boarding school serving secondary school, was previously in Bad Saulgau. The school was scheduled to close in 2012.[3]

Notable people

Notes
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). July 2019.
  2. glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamps_of_Dachau/84737_en.htm
  3. "Japanische Schule kehrt Bad Saulgau den Rücken" (Archive). Südkurier. 20 March 2010. Retrieved on 6 January 2015.
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