Bad Mergentheim: Teutonic Order Seat and Spa Town on the Tauber
Bad Mergentheim lies on the Tauber river in the Main-Tauber-Kreis of Baden-Wuerttemberg, with about 22,470 inhabitants. The Deutschordensschloss, the castle of the Teutonic Knights, served as the residence of the Order's Grand Master from 1525 to 1809 and now houses a museum documenting its 800-year history. The town gained spa status after the discovery of bitter salt springs in the 19th century, and the Kurpark and Wandelhalle remain central to its identity as a health resort.
Wuerzburg is roughly 35 kilometres north. The Romantic Road passes through Bad Mergentheim on its way south. The Tauber valley here is gentle and wine-growing country, with vineyards on the south-facing slopes. Tauberbischofsheim lies about 20 kilometres to the west. The Wildpark Bad Mergentheim, one of southern Germany's larger wildlife parks, keeps native European species in semi-natural enclosures in the forest east of town.
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Bad Mergentheim lies on the Tauber river in the Main-Tauber-Kreis of Baden-Wuerttemberg, with about 22,470 inhabitants. The Deutschordensschloss, the castle of the Teutonic Knights, served as the residence of the Order's Grand Master from 1525 to 1809 and now houses a museum documenting its 800-year history. The town gained spa status after the discovery of bitter salt springs in the 19th century, and the Kurpark and Wandelhalle remain central to its identity as a health resort.
Wuerzburg is roughly 35 kilometres north. The Romantic Road passes through Bad Mergentheim on its way south. The Tauber valley here is gentle and wine-growing country, with vineyards on the south-facing slopes. Tauberbischofsheim lies about 20 kilometres to the west. The Wildpark Bad Mergentheim, one of southern Germany's larger wildlife parks, keeps native European species in semi-natural enclosures in the forest east of town.
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