The town of Bad Waldsee is located in the district of Ravensburg in Baden Württemberg at about 650 m above sea level.. It is Moorheilbad, Kneipp health resort and RV mainly known as the headquarters of the company Hymer..
It has a historic old town with many attractions, a large pedestrian area that invites you to stroll and shop..

     

The city has a lake that is popular with locals and tourists alike for walks and boating.. It is also used as an urban outdoor swimming pool..

The second lake of the city, the castle lake is also located in the middle of the city, but is not developed touristy, since there are hardly any public access to the lake.. The lake is owned by the princely house Waldburg-Wolfegg..

     

Waldsee was first documented in 926 in the so-called Weißenburger Codex.. Waldsee is elevated to the position of ´Oberamtsstadt´ in 1807 and retains this status until 1938, when the National Socialists dissolve the upper offices in the course of the Gleichschaltung and assign the area of ​​the Oberamt Waldsee to the new administrative districts of Biberach and Ravensburg..
After the war, the city opened a mud bath in 9150 and continued to expand the spa industry until 1956, which earned the title Moorheilbad this year..
In 1974 Bad Waldsee is also awarded the title Kneippkurort..
The larger companies based in Bad Waldsee include Baby-Walz, Hymer and numerous medium-sized companies..
Because of the pronounced spa industry, the third-largest employer is the municipal health resort, which operates the Maximilianbad, Elisabethenbad and Mayenbad clinics and the Waldsee-Therme..

The Waldsee-Therme is a thermal spa and therapy center opened in 1994.. It is fed from the hottest spring in Upper Swabia, which supplies almost 65 degrees of hot fluoride and sulfur water..
Other tourist attractions include the adventure climbing park Tannenbühl with 9 courses and the ´Stadtsee Aktiv-Weg´ with a water treading pool, fitness equipment and a dance chime

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Architectural attractions Bad Waldsees
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+ City lake with collegiate church of St. Peter
+ Town Hall and Gasthof Zum Hirschen
+ Collegiate Church
+ Castle
+ Theatrical performances at the Stadthalle
+ Zunfthaus Ölmühle at the Pfaffenbach
+ Stadtsee Museum at the Stadtarchiv
+ Kirchenschatz Museum in the Oratory of St. Peter
+ Wurzacher Tor
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Cultural:
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+ Fasnet
Old Town and Lake Night Festival, every year on the first weekend of the summer holidays
Bad Waldseer Lauffieber: half marathon, marathon and 10 000 meters Run are running, as well as a season over 4x2.. 000 meters as well as various Bambini and Kids runs..
+ Upper Swabian street music festival
Bad Waldseer rowing regatta: The rowing regatta takes place regularly in the autumn on the city lake..
Sebastiane pilgrimage: Every year on January 20, the ancient pilgrimage to Saint Sebastian takes place
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Sport
With the Golfclub Oberschwaben-Bad Waldsee and the Fürstlichen Golfclub Bad Waldsee there are two golf clubs, each with an 18-hole and a 9-hole golf course..

 


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