Schlangenbad


Schlangenbad is a community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community, which is a health resort, lies above sea level in a sheltered location on a valley slope on the southern slope of the Taunus from Wiesbaden, from Eltville and from Bad Schwalbach.

Neighbouring communities

Schlangenbad borders in the north on the town of Bad Schwalbach, in the east on the town of Taunusstein and the district-free city of Wiesbaden, in the south on the town of Eltville and the community of Kiedrich and in the west on the town of Oestrich-Winkel.

Constituent communities

Schlangenbad’s Ortsteile are the state-recognized health resort of Schlangenbad and its outlying centres of Georgenborn, Wambach, Bärstadt, Hausen vor der Höhe, Obergladbach and Niedergladbach.

Climate

In Schlangenbad, the climate is what is known in German as a Schonklima, which means a climate with temperatures that never get too high and without great temperature fluctuations, usually occurring together with good shelter from prevailing winds. It does, however, cool off quite sharply in the nighttime. This moderate climate is comparable to a Mediterranean climate.
The temperate climate permits a remnant population of Aesculapian Snakes to survive in the area, despite the general cooling of the climate in what is now Germany. These snakes were once widespread in Middle Europe in warmer times, but are now otherwise only found in Mediterranean lands. Indeed snakes are Schlangenbad’s namesake: the community’s name literally means “Snake Bath” in German.

Spa operations

Schlangenbad’s thermal springs were discovered in the mid 17th century. Today, nine springs are running altogether. They issue from the ground at temperatures between and on the south slope of the Bärstädter Kopf. Rheumatic and other inflammatory illnesses are treated at the spa.

Sport and leisure facilities

Community council

The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results:

Town partnerships

Sons and daughters of the town