Bad Saulgau

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Bad Saulgau (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈzaʊlɡaʊ] ) is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km east of Sigmaringen, and 27 km north of Ravensburg between the Danube and Lake Constance.

Geography: Bad Saulgau is located north of the wooded hills Wagenhart and a few kilometers west-northwest of the hill Atzenberger Höhe. It is located between the Danube and Lake Constance, on the Danube tributary Schwarzach. The European watershed, which separates the catchment areas of the Rhine and the Danube, runs through the municipal district Lampertsweiler. The waters flowing southward eventually join the Rhine, the northbound ones the Danube.

Neighboring communities: Bad Saulgau borders the following municipalities, clockwise starting from the North: Ertingen, Riedlingen, Allmannsweiler, Bad Buchau, Dürnau, Bad Schussenried, Ebersbach-Musbach, Boms, Eichstegen, Hoßkirch, Ostrach, Hohentengen and Herbertingen.

Subdivisions: Bad Saulgau consists of the main town (with Bernhausen, Enge Weiler, Schwarzach and Wilfertsweiler) and 13 Ortsteile.

History: The first historical reference to the settlement dates back to 819. In 1239,...