Bad Liebenzell

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Bad Liebenzell.pnglat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 46 |lat_sec = 27
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 43 |lon_sec = 53
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Karlsruhe
Landkreis = Calw
Höhe = 333
Fläche = 33.80
Einwohner = 9477
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 75378
Vorwahl = 07052 07084 Maisenbach-Zainen
Kfz = CW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 35 008
Gliederung = 7 Ortsteile
Straße = Kurhausdamm 2-4
Website = [http://www.bad-liebenzell.de/ www.bad-liebenzell.de]
Bürgermeister = Volker Bäuerle
Partei = SPD

Bad Liebenzell is a spa town in the Nagold River valley, the northern part of the Black Forest. It was first mentioned in 1090 and is the heart of the Liebenzeller Mission (a religious movement).

Bad Liebenzell is part of the Calw district; it in turn comprises seven districts by the inner city: Möttlingen, Unterhaugstett, Monakam, Beinberg, Unterlengenhardt und Maisenbach-Zainen. Bad Liebenzell has also had an alliance with Villaines la Juhel in France since 1992.

Politics

Town Council

Outcome of the local elections on 13 June 2004:

Coat of Arms and Flag

Under a black deer antler on blue lies a silver tent on a black and gold base containing a golden bathtub, in which a bathing woman sits. The Bad Liebenzeller city colours are blue and white.

Economy and Infrastructure

Bad Liebenzell is on the Nagoldtalbahn, a railway line from Pforzheim to Horb am Neckar on the nationwide route network.

Bad Liebenzell also has at its disposal a Grundeschule (elementary school), Hauptschule (secondary school), Realschule, and Förderschule. There is an elementary school outside the city in the Möttlingen and Unterhaugstett districts.

Culture and Sights

Bad Liebenzell lies on the Ostweg (east way), a trail from Pforzheim to Schaffhausen, on which one can find many sights, including:

* The Stauferburg from the 13th century is the most impressive building of Bad Liebenzells.
* Monaturm (a mobile radio tower at 8°44'09" E, 48°47'18" N)
* South of Bad Liebenzell, a 110kV-three phase powerline of the EnBW spans the Nagold river valley for 941 meters.

Important People

*1842, 1 June, Christoph Blumhardt (in Möttlingen), † 2 August 1919 in Jebenhausen, German theologian and politician (SPD), MdL (Württemberg)

The Protestant theologian and minister Christoph Blumhardt (1842-1919) and his father Johann Blumhardt (1805-1880) worked in Möttlingen. They performed faith healings in Möttlingen which caused a sensation all over Germany. Johann later founded a spiritual guidance center in Bad Boll. Christoph became friends with Eduard Mörike and stayed in contact with numerous other writers of his time.