# Bad Herrenalb

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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Bad Herrenalb Town Flag Coat of arms Location of Bad Herrenalb within Calw district Location of Bad Herrenalb Bad Herrenalb Show map of Germany Bad Herrenalb Show map of Baden-Württemberg Coordinates: 48°48′2″N 8°26′27″E / 48.80056°N 8.44083°E / 48.80056; 8.44083 Country Germany State Baden-Württemberg Admin. region Karlsruhe District Calw Government • Mayor (2019–27) Klaus Hoffmann[1] Area • Total 33.01 km2 (12.75 sq mi) Elevation 365 m (1,198 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 7,694 • Density 233.1/km2 (603.7/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 76332 Dialling codes 07083 Vehicle registration CW Website www.badherrenalb.de

**Bad Herrenalb** (German pronunciation: [\[baːt ˈhɛʁənˌʔalp\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De-Bad_Herrenalb.ogg)) is a town in the [district of Calw](/source/Calw_(district)), in [Baden-Württemberg](/source/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is situated in the northern [Black Forest](/source/Black_Forest), 15 km east of [Baden-Baden](/source/Baden-Baden), and 22 km southwest of [Pforzheim](/source/Pforzheim).

The town is connected to the city of [Karlsruhe](/source/Karlsruhe) by the [Albtalbahn](/source/Albtalbahn), an electric railway that forms part of the [Karlsruhe Stadtbahn](/source/Karlsruhe_Stadtbahn). Bad Herrenalb is the terminus of one of the branches of the Albtalbahn, which operates as line S1.[3]

## History

The town grew up around [Alba Dominorum](/source/Herrenalb_Abbey), a [Cistercian](/source/Cistercian) monastery founded in 1148. The monastery was later dissolved during the [Reformation](/source/Protestant_Reformation). As early as 1841 Dr. J. Weiss established a cold water sanitarium which was later transformed into a water therapy institute with a sanitarium for nervous disorders. The sanitarium was further developed under the leadership of Councilor Dr. Mermagen.

Since 1954 Herrenalb is officially known as a “health resort.” In 1971 a 600 meter deep well was drilled into a mineral rich water source. With the exploitation of this source, Herrenalb officially appended the word “Bad” (German for bath) to its name on July 26, 1971.

On January 1 and February 1, 1972 the Rotensol and Neusatz were respectively incorporated into Bad Herrenalb. And finally, on January 1, 1975 Bernbach was likewise incorporated into the municipality.

## Mayors

- 1962–1996: Robert Traub ([CDU](/source/Christlich_Demokratische_Union_Deutschlands))

- 1996–2004: Manfred Renz (born 1952), ([GRÜNE](/source/B%C3%BCndnis_90%2FDie_Gr%C3%BCnen))

- 2004–2020: Norbert Mai

- 2020–present: Klaus Hoffmann

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse](https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/), Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024"](https://daten.statistik-bw.de/genesisonline/online?operation=statistic&levelindex=0&levelid=1757432774350&code=12411#abreadcrumb) [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). [Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg](/source/Statistisches_Landesamt_Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-edsp93_3-0)** *Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland*. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 93. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-89494-139-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-89494-139-0).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Bad Herrenalb](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bad_Herrenalb).

- [Bad Herrenalb: pictures](http://www.badische-seiten.de/bilder/bad-herrenalb/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20101030033106/http://www.badische-seiten.de/bilder/bad-herrenalb/) 2010-10-30 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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