Bad Griesbach
{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=March 2009|Bad Griesbach im Rottal}}
{{Infobox German location
|name = Bad Griesbach im Rottal
|type = Stadt
|image_coa = DEU Bad Griesbach COA.svg
|image_photo = Bad Griesbach Stadtplatz 1.jpg
|image_caption = Town square
|coordinates = {{coord|48|27|N|13|12|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Bad Griesbach im Rottal in PA.svg
|state = Bayern
|region = Niederbayern
|district = Passau
|elevation = 453
|area = 70.13
|postal_code = 94086
|area_code = 08532
|licence = PA
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 2 75 124
|divisions = 6 Ortsteile
|website = [http://www.badgriesbach.de www.badgriesbach.de]
|mayor = Jürgen Fundke[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–26
|party =
}}
Bad Griesbach im Rottal ({{IPA|de|baːt ˈɡʁiːsbax ʔɪm ˈʁɔtaːl|-|LL-Q188 (deu)-Amre-Marie (MichaelSchoenitzer)-Bad Griesbach im Rottal.wav}}, {{lit|Bad Griesbach in the Rott Valley}}; {{langx|bar|label=Central Bavarian|Bod Griasboch (im Rottoi)}}), or just Bad Griesbach, is a town in the district of Passau in Bavaria in Germany.
History
File:Bad Griesbach Stadtplatz 2.jpg
"Burg Griesbach" is first mentioned in a document from around 1076. The place was part of Landshut. It was raided and destroyed by an army from the Electorate of the Palatinate in 1504, only to be re-erected soon afterwards. In 1778/79 Griesbach was occupied by Austrian forces. As part of the Dukedom Bavaria, {{lang|de|Griesbach im Rottal}} (official name) became more independent. In 1953 it was officially turned into a town (Kleinstadt).
The Bavarian reform of 1972 merged the municipalities of Karpfham, Parzham, Reutern, St. Salvator and Weng. The discovery of hot springs in 1972/73 lead to a new orientation as a spa town.{{clear|left}}
Mayors
The mayor is Jürgen Fundke, he was elected in 2008 with 58% of the votes and re-elected in 2014 and 2020. He is the successor of Robert Erdl (CSU). The predecessors were Konrad Ebner (CSU) and Edmund Mitzam.
Notable people
- The Holy Conrad of Parzham (born Johann Birndorfer) was born on December 22, 1818, in the hamlet Parzham, (died 1894), since 1977 Konrad is the patron saint of Bad Griesbach
- Josef Altstötter (1892-1979), lawyer, secretary of state in the ministry of justice and war criminal, was born in Griesbach
- Franz Beckenbauer (1945–2024), football player and manager, is, together with the bathroom pioneer Alois Hartl, since 2003 honorary citizen of Bad Griesbach.
International relations
References
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