Bad Düben

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Rathaus Bad Dueben 2006.jpg
Wappen = Wappen_bad_dueben.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 31
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 35 |lon_sec = 7
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen
Regierungsbezirk = Leipzig
Landkreis = Nordsachsen
Höhe = 98
Fläche = 45.45
Einwohner = 8702
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 04849
Vorwahl = 034243
Kfz = DZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 14 3 74 020
Gliederung = 4 Stadtteile
Straße = Markt 11
Website = [http://www.bad-dueben.de www.bad-dueben.de]
Bürgermeister = Astrid Münster
Partei =

Bad Düben (IPA2|ˌbaːt ˈdyːbən) is a town in the district of Nordsachsen in the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated at the southern end of the national park Dübener Heide (Heath of Düben), between the rivers Elbe and Mulde, which runs through the city center.

History

Bad Düben's history goes back at least 1,000 years and traces its origins to the Slavic castle of "Dibni", with the first documented mention in 981. Fortifications around the castle led in time to the formation of the town at the Mulde. The town was the site of several historical events, including a battle in 1450 in the feud between Friedrich and Wilhelm von Thüringen, in which the old castle was completely destroyed. The legendary dispute between Hans Kohlhase and Günter von Zaschnitz was settled in a court established in the town in 1533.

In 1631, during the Thirty Years' War Gustav Adolf II and John George I, Elector of Saxony met in the town to forge an alliance against Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.