Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld

Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld is a small spa town in the Rhön-Grabfeld district, in the north east of Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany on the Franconian Saale a few kilometers from the border with Thuringia. Several smaller villages exist within the town limits: Althausen Aub Eyershausen Gabolshausen Ipthausen Merkershausen Untereßfeld The city is twinned with Arlington, Texas, USA. Bad Königshofen has a downtown recreational park named "Arlington" in honor of the city of Arlington. In 2006, the City of Arlington opened a water park named "Bad Königshofen Family Aquatic Center" in honor of the city of Bad Königshofen.Local councilThe elections in March 2014 showed the following results: CSU: 5 seatsSPD: 2 seatsGreens: 1 seatBlock Freier Wähler (Free voters): 2 seatsList Merkershausen: 2 seatsBürgerblock der Stadtteile: 2 seatsList Eyershausen: 2 seatsList Althausen: 1 seatList Untereßfeld: 1 seatJunge Liste (young list): 1 seatAktive Bürger Bad Königshofen (Active citizens Bad Königshofen) 1 seatPersonalitySons and daughters of the town Gaspar Schott (1608-1666), science writer and educator Louis Rousseau (1724-1794), German chemist Charles Albert (1743-1819), sculptor of the Rococo Alois Albert (1880-1939), politician (BVP), member of the Reichstag Sieglinde Hofmann (born 1945), former member of the Red Army Faction (RAF)