Bad Vilbel

Bad Vilbel
Bad Vilbel
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bad Vilbel
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Wetteraukreis
Subdivisions	5 districts
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Stöhr (CDU)
Area
• Total	25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Lowest elevation	109 m (358 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	35,758
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	61101–61118
Dialling codes	06101
Vehicle registration	FB
Website	www.bad-vilbel.de

Bad Vilbel is a spa town with many mineral waters. Bad Vilbel is the Town with the most inhabitants in the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 8 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main.

History

Bad Vilbel was founded in 774 (first written document) but much older artefacts were found in the area. In 1848 while railway works, a Roman_villa was scooped out with an Thermae and within a Mosaic. A repica of this mosaic is presented in a modern exebition in the spa gardens.

Transportation

Bad Vilbel has four railroad stations (Bad Vilbel, Bad Vilbel Süd, Dortelweil and Gronau) on Frankfurt's local transportation network (S-Bahn Line 6). It has access to the A661 autobahn and the highway B3.

Twin towns

The Glossop/Bad Vilbel Twinning Association was established in 1985 and the formal twinning ceremonies were held in Glossop and Bad Vilbel in 1987. The aims of the association are:

To promote and foster friendship and understanding between the people of Glossop and district and those of Bad Vilbel and district in Germany.

To encourage visits by individuals and groups to and from the linked towns, particularly by children and young people, and the development of personal contacts, and by doing so to broaden the mutual understanding of the cultural, recreational, educational and commercial activities of the linked towns.