Bad Berka

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Bad Berka.jpg
Wappen = Wappen Bad Berka.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 54 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 16 |lon_sec = 51
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Thüringen
Landkreis = Weimarer Land
Höhe = 275
Fläche = 51.59
Einwohner = 7512
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 99438
Vorwahl = 036458
Kfz = AP
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 71 003
Gliederung = 8 Stadtteile
Straße = Am Markt 10
Website = [http://www.bad-berka.de/ www.bad-berka.de]
Bürgermeister = Thomas Liebetrau

Bad Berka is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilm, 10 km southwest of Weimar, in spruce and beech forest. Due to its sulphur baths, it is well-known as a health resort (or spa town), the spa having been established in 1813. Its geographical coordinates are coord|50|54|N|11|17|E|type:city(7,667)_region:DE-TH

Bad Berka was once celebrated for its Cistercian nunnery, founded in 1251. It is twinned with Żabno in Poland.

The Party.San Open Air music festival takes place outside of the town.

References

*1911

External links

* [http://www.bad-berka.de/ Official website] (German and Polish).