Bad Griesbach in the Rottal

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '  N , 13 ° 12'  E
Basic data
State :	Bavaria
Administrative region :	Lower Bavaria
County :	Passau
Height :	453 m above sea level NHN
Area :	70.16 km 2
Residents:	9069 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	129 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	94086
Primaries :	08532, 08542
License plate :	PA
Community key :	09 2 75 124
City structure:	105 districts
City administration address :	Schloßberg 18 94086 Bad Griesbach i.Rottal
Website :	www.badgriesbach.de
First Mayor :	Jürgen Fundke (non-partisan voter community)
Location of the city of Bad Griesbach im Rottal in the district of Passau

Landscape near Bad Griesbach, Weng in the background

Bad Griesbach im Rottal (officially: Bad Griesbach i.Rottal ) is a town in the Lower Bavarian district of Passau . The health resort is located in the Lower Bavarian spa triangle . Until 2000 the name of the city was Griesbach im Rottal .

geography

Geographical location

The place in the Rottal is located in the Danube Forest region on the border with the Rottal-Inn district . The health resort is located 25 km southwest of Passau , 20 km south of Vilshofen an der Donau , 20 km east of Pfarrkirchen and ten kilometers north of Rotthalmünster .

City structure

The municipality has 105 districts:

Adlmörting Afham Aicha Aicha in the valley Amsham Au Aunham Bad Griesbach in the Rottal Bad Griesbach thermal baths Baumgarten Birchau Breitenloh Brennberg Brimsmaier Book Elector Dobl Eckartsöd Eden Edengrub Edt Wastelands Endham Falkenöd Forest lift Forsting Förstl

Joyful Fox stroke Furtner Geisberg Geisberg am Wald Grieskirchen Großthann Großtrenk Hague Gaunt Hasenberg Haslreith Haunberg Hell Helldobl Höllthal Hölzlmaier Hub near Griesbach Hub at Weng Hubersberg Dog heads Hundsmaier Kager Karpfham Katzham Kemading Kleintrenk

Head instead of Kremsöd Short timber Lederbach Lohmann Maierhof Matzenöd moss New class Low green Niedermühle Niederreutern Niederweng Overgreen Oberham Obermühle Oberndorf Parzham Rehwinkl Reisbach Reuters Rottdobl Rotthof Saint Salvator Saint Wolfgang Schildorn Schratzenberg

Swim Sibler Singham Steina Stone cart Strenberg Thal Thalham Thanham Thannreith Thiersbach Under mill Viertelsbach path Wegertsöd Weghof Vineyard Weng Wiesling Wimm Wimpeßl Worm Zachstorf Toe kick

There are the districts of Bad Griesbach im Rottal, Buchet, Grieskirchen, Karpfham, Reutern, Sankt Salvator and Weng.

Neighboring communities

Rotthalmünster Bayerbach Bad Birnbach Haarbach

Ortenburg Tettenweis Ruhstorf on the Rott Pocking

history

Griesbach Castle and Market in the 18th Century (Engraving by Michael Wening )

Griesbach Castle

Until the 19th century

The "Burg Griesbach" was first mentioned in a document around 1076. The place was the seat of a maintenance office and belonged to the Landshut rent office . It was completely destroyed by the Palatinate troops in 1504, but was rebuilt soon afterwards. In 1778/79 Griesbach was occupied by Austria. Before 1806, Griesbach im Rottal was part of the Electorate of Bavaria and had a market court with its own magistrate rights. In 1802, Griesbach became the seat of a regional court.

20th century

The town elevation of Griesbach took place on September 2, 1953. The Bavarian regional reform brought on January 1, 1972 the incorporation of the communities Karpfham, Reutern, St. Salvator and Weng. However, the loss of the district office on July 1st of the same year inevitably triggered a change in the economic structure. After the discovery of the thermal springs of Bad Füssing , the successful drilling for thermal water in the years 1972/73 in the Schwaim part of the municipality stood for an orientation towards the spa system.

Thermal bath

As early as 1973 the city was designated as a state-recognized health resort . In 1977 a municipal spa center was opened. In 1979 the state recognition of the three thermal springs, the namesake of the three source baths . In 1985 the Ministry of the Interior of the City of Griesbach awarded the thermal center the title Heilbad . In order to avoid confusion, with the recognition of the official title Bad for the entire city area in 2000, the thermal area, which had previously only had the title Bad Griesbach since 1985 , was renamed Bad Griesbach-Therme. However, the name of a spa area is common among locals . The three springs in the spa area, Nikolausquelle, Marienquelle and Karlsquelle, were developed in 1973 and have a temperature of up to 60 ° C and come from a depth of 1522 meters.

Since January 5, 2000, the city has had the addition of Bad .

Outsourcing

On January 1, 1982, parts of the area with then about 40 inhabitants were assigned to the Ortenburg market .

Population development

In the period from 1988 to 2018, the city grew from 7,074 to 9,055 by 1,981 inhabitants or 28%. The development of the population in Bad Griesbach was slow but steady. The development in detail (current territorial status):

year	Residents		year	Residents
1840	4379		2004	8540
1871	5131		2005	8473
1900	5430		2006	8431
1925	5521		2007	8478
1939	5275		2008	8488
1950	7509		2009	8448
1961	6005		2010	8407
1970	6182		2011	8290
1987	7029		2012	8399
1991	7974		2013	8501
1995	8503		2014	8626
2000	8571		2015	8859
2001	8544		2016	8901
2002	8439		2018	9,300
2003	8510

from 2004 on December 31st

Bad Griesbach ranks fourth among the 38 municipalities in the Passau district behind the towns of Vilshofen an der Donau (2014: 16,053), Pocking (2014: 15,076) and Hauzenberg (2014: 11,564) .

politics

City council election 2020

(in %)

 %

30th

20th

10

0

22.53

19.63

13.86

13.28

12.80

9.27

8.63

ÜW

CSU

SPD ^c

WGKE

WGWE

WGSE

WGR

Remarks:

^c SPD including FWG

Current distribution of seats in the Bad Griesbach City Council (March 15, 2020)

       

A total of 20 seats

• ÜW : 4
• CSU : 4
• SPD : 3
• WGKE : 3
• WGWE : 2
• WGSE : 2
• WGR : 2

SPD including FWG

The town hall of Bad Griesbach

The town square of Bad Griesbach in the Rottal

City council

In the local elections on March 15, 2020, 3,931 of the 7,552 residents eligible to vote in the city of Bad Griesbach exercised their right to vote, bringing the turnout to 52.05%.

mayor

First Mayor Jürgen Fundke (non-partisan voter community) was elected with 57.81% of the vote in 2008. He was confirmed in office in 2014 with 54.72% of the valid votes. In the local elections on March 15, 2020, he was re-elected with 59.89% of the vote.

Fundke is the successor to Robert Erdl ( CSU ), who was elected in 2002 for Konrad Ebner (CSU). This in turn followed Edmund Mitzam (non-partisan voter community).

Municipal tax receipts

The municipal tax revenue amounted to € 2,155,000 in 2005, of which the trade tax revenue amounted to € 1,038,000 net.

coat of arms

The coat of arms, awarded by Duke Albrecht V of Bavaria as early as 1557, shows "A silver rock mountain in red over green waves". The council of the city, which was newly formed on January 1, 1972, decided in the same year that the historical coat of arms of the city of Griesbach should be unchanged.

Town twinning

Since August 19, 2006 there has been a town partnership with Friesach in the federal state of Carinthia of the Republic of Austria . The sponsoring city is Passau , the sponsoring community is Fürstenzell .

Culture and sights

The parish church of the Holy Family and the cemetery church of St. Michael

Buildings

• City Parish Church of the Holy Family
• St. Michael cemetery church
• Pilgrimage church Maria Schutz on the Kronberg
• Emmaus Church and Ecumenical Course Pastoral Care Center "Emmaus"
• St. Salvator Monastery with a magnificent church, today the parish church of the parish of St. Salvator
• Griesbach Castle
• Kurmittelhaus
• Parish church of St. John the Baptist and pilgrimage church of St. Wolfgang in Weng
• Parish Church of St. Mary of the Assumption in Karpfham
• late Gothic St. Valentin Church in Reutern
• Brother Konrad's birthplace in Parzham

See also : List of architectural monuments in Bad Griesbach im Rottal

Iron ore prospects

You can visit early iron ore mining sites in the Griesbach Forest. The funnel pit field is geotope no. 275 G 003, which is documented in the geotope cadastre of Bavaria. The so-called Habererkirche is located southeast of the town center. It is a rock slip from the Mesolithic with small remains of Stone Age cave paintings.

leisure

Bad Griesbach is home to one of the largest golf courses in Europe, consisting of six 18-hole championship courses, three 9-hole and two 6-hole courses as well as what it claims to be the largest golf school in the world. The fitness park is located in the spa park. Individual exercises for coordination, strength and endurance can be put together on the five training islands in the fitness course. There is also an Finnenweg and barefoot .

Activities in the city include cycling, hiking, horse riding, tennis and mini golf. A high ropes course and 17 different Nordic walking routes are available to recreational athletes. With 150 kilometers of designated routes and a unique marathon route, Bad Griesbach is, according to its own statements, the largest Nordic walking center in Germany. Hikers found in the well-developed network of trails, various themed paths including Landwirtschaftsweg, nature trail and pilgrimage routes "Via Nova" Emmausweg and a section of the Camino de Santiago . Other leisure activities: outdoor pool with 80-meter slide, schnapps museum, balloon harbor, municipal gallery and gallery in the courtyard, birthplace of St. Brother Konrad in Parzham, Asbach Abbey (branch of the Bavarian National Museum).

Regular events

• Open air on the Kurplatz
• Lampion Festival, Bad Griesbach-Altstadt, end of July (since 1967)
• Balloon meeting, Bad Griesbach-Therme, every mid-August
• Karpfhamer Fest , one of the largest folk festivals in Bavaria with the Rottalschau, at the end of August (about 4 km outside of Bad Griesbach)
• Rottaler Nordic Walking Marathon, 11, 21 or 42 kilometers

Economy and Infrastructure

Economy including agriculture and forestry

In 2017 there were 3,067 jobs subject to social security contributions in the city. Of the resident population, 3357 people were in an employment relationship subject to compulsory insurance. This means that the number of out-commuters was 290 more than that of in-commuters. 189 inhabitants were unemployed. In 2016 there were 102 farms. Of the community area, 4118 hectares were used for agriculture.

Health and cure

Bad Griesbach's thermal water consists of three natural, fluoride-containing sodium hydrogen carbonate chloride sources. They come with temperatures of 30 ° C, 38 and 60 ° C from a depth of 1522 meters. It treats all types of rheumatism, digestive and metabolic problems as well as diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The water is also recognized as a drinking cure for bone decalcification (osteoporosis), old age atrophy of the bone skeleton, metabolic diseases, heartburn and mental and nervous disorders. There are clinics and centers for rehabilitation and AHB (e.g. for orthopedics , rheumatology , neurology , internal medicine , cardiology , urology , geriatrics , for sports medicine , alcohol withdrawal , therapeutic fasting , dialysis and burnout syndrome ). Various health-promoting measures such as doctor lectures, relaxation techniques, exercise training or nutrition seminars are offered as part of an outpatient spa treatment. The Bad Griesbach spa doctors can also prescribe appropriate remedies such as massages or physiotherapy to members of statutory health insurance companies. The prevention offers supported by health insurance companies are particularly popular.

In addition, both in the thermal center and in the old town there are a large number of beauty farms, cosmetic salons and wellness facilities that take care of the well-being of spa and vacation guests.

tourism

Reduced space on the Kurplatz of Bad Griesbach-Therme during the COVID-19 pandemic in July 2020

The development of the thermal healing springs, which was promoted by the former mayor Hartl and realized through his commitment, was an essential factor in the upswing of the place and the region. Numerous hotels and clinics in the current thermal area have been enjoying active spa and bathing activities for several years. The health resort helps guests and patients to promote health and provides people from the region with secure jobs. In 2008 the place recorded around one million overnight stays.

Some of the main clinics in the area are:

• KWA Clinic Rottal Abbey
• Clinic St. Wolfgang
• Passauer Wolf Rehabilitation Center
• Specialized Clinic St. Lukas
• St. Michael Sanatorium
• Kurwaldklinik

Guests can also find medical and therapeutic care in the many hotels and apartment buildings. In Bad Griesbach-Therme and Bad Griesbach-Altstadt there are a total of twelve houses with three stars, six four-star hotels, three five-star hotels and a five-star campsite with thermal water and its own spa department. Over 40 private landlords are already classified.

Another economic pillar besides the thermal operation is the golf sport . The Sagmühle Golf Club and the Hartl Golf Resort have six 18-hole championship courses, three 9-hole courses and a 6-hole children's golf course. The two golf clubs have several thousand members.

The close connection between golf and wellness offers is characteristic of Bad Griesbach as a tourist destination.

traffic

The city is connected to the A3 motorway via junction 116 . There is also a connection with the state capital Munich via the B 388 . There is a large public transport network in the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Landkreis Passau , with which the surrounding villages and towns can be reached. In addition, Bad Griesbach im Rottal has a train stop at the nearby Karpfham on the Passau – Neumarkt-Sankt Veit railway line , from where there is local transport from the direction of Mühldorf and Passau . The Vilshofen airfield, 25 km away, can be approached by propeller- or jet-powered aircraft. This is used for commercial and tourist purposes.

education

There are the following facilities:

• two kindergartens
• two forest kindergartens
• a day care center
• full-day care
• a primary and middle school
• a secondary school
• an elderly care school
• the community college
• the music school

Authorities

Bad Griesbach is the location of the Passau tax office, Bad Griesbach branch. The remaining office of the Bad Griesbach forest district has been located in the premises of Schlosshof 2 since October 2005.

Personalities

Brother Konrad's birthplace

• Saint Konrad von Parzham (civil Johann Birndorfer) was born on December 22nd, 1818 in the hamlet of Parzham, which is about 2 km from the old town. The birthplace of the saint, the so-called Bruder-Konrad-Hof - a typical Rottaler Vierseithof - is one of the few surviving birthplaces of a saint in Germany and can be visited. Konrad has been the patron saint of Bad Griesbach since 1977 .
• The sculptor Wenzeslaus Jorhan (around 1695–1752) lived in Griesbach from around 1720 and ran his sculpture workshop here.
• His son, the sculptor Christian Jorhan the Elder (1727–1804) was born in Griesbach.
• The Bavarian state parliament member Benedikt Hirschenauer (1884–1951) was born in Großthann.
• Josef Altstötter (1892–1979), Ministerialdirektor in the Reich Ministry of Justice and war criminal, was born in Griesbach.
• Max Absmeier (1920–2012), Roman Catholic clergyman and honorary citizen of Altötting, was born in Karpfham.
• The actress Bettina Mittendorfer was born on September 24, 1970 in Griesbach.
• The Roman Catholic priest and writer Werner Kuchar (1971–2013) was born on March 25, 1971 in Griesbach.
• Franz Beckenbauer and bathing pioneer Alois Hartl have been an honorary citizen of Bad Griesbach since 2003.
• Franz Schmalzgrueber (1663–1735), Jesuit and canon lawyer, was born in Griesbach.
• The painter Herbert Schneider (1924–1983) was born in Bad Griesbach.

Web links

Commons : Bad Griesbach im Rottal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Bad Griesbach im Rottal  - travel guide

• City website
• Entry on the coat of arms of Bad Griesbach im Rottal  in the database of the House of Bavarian History

• Bad Griesbach im Rottal: Official statistics of the LfStat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ^ City of Bad Griesbach i. Rottal: 1st Mayor. Retrieved May 23, 2020 . 
3. ^ City of Bad Griesbach i.Rottal in the location database of the Bavarian State Library Online . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, accessed on August 20, 2018.
4. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 474 .
5. ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2000
6. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 814 .
7. ↑ Municipal statistics 2009 City of Bad Griesbach i.Rottal
8. ↑ "Data 2" sheet, Statistical Report A1200C 202041 Population of the municipalities, districts and administrative districts 1st quarter 2020 (population based on the 2011 census) ( help ).
9. ↑ https://www.landkreis-passau.de/Wahlen/Kommunalwahlen2020/2020Kommunalwahlen/09275124/html5/Gemeinderatswahl_Bayern_71_Gemeinde_Stadt_Bad_Griesbach_i_Rottal.html
10. ↑ https://www.landkreis-passau.de/Wahlen/Kommunalwahlen2020/2020Kommunalwahlen/09275124/html5/Gemeinderatswahl_Bayern_71_Gemeinde_Stadt_Bad_Griesbach_i_Rottal.html
11. ↑ https://www.landkreis-passau.de/Wahlen/Kommunalwahlen2020/2020Kommunalwahlen/09275124/html5/Buergermeisterwahl_Bayern_72_Gemeinde_Stadt_Bad_Griesbach_i_Rottal.html
12. ^ Website of the LfU
13. ↑ Official information on the drinking cure in Bad Griesbach
14. ↑ Among other things, there are also the birth houses of St. Arnold Janssen in Goch (www.Goch.de) and that of St. Crescentia Höß in Kaufbeuren (www.Kaufbeuren.de), which can also be visited.