Bad Bibra

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Bad Bibra within Burgenlandkreis district

(2023–30) Frederik Sandner^[1]Area

• Total49.76 km² (19.21 sq mi)Elevation

152 m (499 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,635 • Density53/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06647

Dialling codes034465Vehicle registrationBLKWebsitewww.bad-bibra.de

Bad Bibra (German: [baːt ˈbiːbʁa] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated northwest of Naumburg. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") An der Finne. Since July 2009 it has included the former municipalities of Altenroda, Golzen and Thalwinkel.^[3] In 2020, the town gained media attention for selling Deutsches Reichsbräu, a neo-nazi style beer.^[4]

Personality

Erdmann Neumeister (1671-1756), hymns poet and theologian; from 1696 pastor in Bibra and to 1700/1702 author of the poem "Nachdenckliche Betrachtungen des curieusen Brunnengastes zu Biebra".(Considerations about the spa tourists in Biebra)
Christoph Förster (1693-1745), composer and violinist
Friedrich Zippel (1887-1960) was a Protestant priest, a member of the Confessing Church (BK), NS Victim and prisoner in Dachau concentration camp.
Friedrich August Ludwig Nietzsche (1756-1826) in Eilenburg), German theologian, grandfather of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009, Statistisches Bundesamt
^ "German police probe Nazi-style beer brand". BBC News. 27 January 2020.