Bad Mergentheim
Bad Mergentheim | |
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Aerial Photo of Bad Mergentheim | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Mergentheim
within Main-Tauber-Kreis district | |
Location of Bad Mergentheim | |
Bad Mergentheim Bad Mergentheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 9°46′23″E / 49.4908°N 9.7731°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Main-Tauber-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | Kernstadt and 13 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2019–27) | Udo Glatthaar (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.96 km2 (50.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 24,752 |
| • Density | 190.46/km2 (493.29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97980 |
| Dialling codes | 07931 (primarily), 07930, 07932, 07937, 07938 (boroughs) |
| Vehicle registration | TBB, MGH |
| Website | www.bad-mergentheim.de |
Bad Mergentheim (German: [baːt ˈmɛʁɡn̩thaɪm] ⓘ; Mergentheim until 1926; East Franconian: Märchedol) is a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has a population of around 23,000. An officially recognized spa town since 1926, Bad Mergentheim is also known as the headquarters of the Teutonic Order from 1526 until 1809.