Bad Bibra
Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Bad Bibra (German: [baːt ˈbiːbʁa] ⓘ) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated northwest of Naumburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") An der Finne. Since July 2009 it has included the former municipalities of Altenroda, Golzen and Thalwinkel.[3] In 2020, the town gained media attention for selling Deutsches Reichsbräu, a neo-Nazi style beer.[4]
Bad Bibra | |
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Town square | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Bibra
within Burgenlandkreis district  | |
 Location of Bad Bibra | |
  Bad Bibra  Bad Bibra | |
| Coordinates: 51°12′N 11°34′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Burgenlandkreis |
| Municipal assoc. | An der Finne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–30) | Frederik Sandner[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.77 km2 (19.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,515 |
| • Density | 50.53/km2 (130.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06647 |
| Dialling codes | 034465 |
| Vehicle registration | BLK |
| Website | www.bad-bibra.de |
Personality
- Erdmann Neumeister (1671-1756), hymns poet and theologian; from 1696 pastor in Bibra and to 1700/1702 author of the poem "Nachdenckliche Betrachtungen des curieusen Brunnengastes zu Biebra".(Considerations about the spa tourists in Biebra)
- Christoph Förster (1693-1745), composer and violinist
- Friedrich Zippel (1887-1960) was a Protestant priest, a member of the Confessing Church (BK), NS Victim and prisoner in Dachau concentration camp.
- Friedrich August Ludwig Nietzsche (1756-1826) in Eilenburg), German theologian, grandfather of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
