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15-497: Bad Brückenau is in the tree-lined Sinn valley , in the western Rhön Mountains – this river being a tributary of the Main . It consists of five subdivisions: the central town and four suburbs: Staatsbad Brückenau, Wernarz, Volkers and Römershag. The early history of the town is sparsely documented. The first buildings were probably erected close to a ford across the Sinn, which was in use by

30-407: A bridge (German: Brücke ) was built over the Sinn. In August 1876, the town was almost completely destroyed by fire. In the 15th century mention is made of a sour-tasting well four kilometers down the valley in south westerly direction. Even then, the water was known for its curative properties, and in 1747 Bishop Amandus von Buseck of Fulda built a fountain. Under his successor Heinrich von Bibra ,

45-421: A simple town wall. In 1310 Sinn-Au was granted the rights of a city by King (later Emperor) Heinrich VII . With that, Brückenau gained the rights to maintain its walls, hold markets, have its own council, cut tree in the forests, raise taxes on wine and so on. In 1337, the council made use of its new rights and enlarged the walls and fortified the gates. In 1597 the town received its present name Brückenau , when

60-718: A southwesterly and then in a southerly direction to Gemünden , where it joins the Franconian Saale just under 700 m before the latter river discharges into the River Main . The tributaries of the Sinn include (in downstream order): Oberbach, Schmale Sinn , Gronau , Jossa and Aura . The towns and villages along the Sinn and Schmale Sinn include (in downstream order): Wildflecken , Oberbach, Riedenberg , Bad Brückenau , Eckarts-Rupboden, Zeitlofs , Altengronau , Jossa , Obersinn , Mittelsinn , Burgsinn , Rieneck , Schaippach, Gemünden , (Oberzell). Kothen , Speicherz,

75-540: Is a municipality in the Bad Kissingen district, at the border of northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse . In 2022, its population was 2,935; the postal code is 97772 (US Forces used APO NY 09026 until July 15, 1991, when APO/FPO/DPO addresses got their own "state" codes, when "NY" became "AE"). Wildflecken is in the picturesque Rhön Mountains . In 1937, the German Army established a large training area northeast of

90-421: The U.S. 14th Armored Division took control of the camp and the training area. From April 1945 to 1951, the base was a displaced persons camp housing approximately 20,000 displaced persons (DPs) primarily of Polish origin, operated first by UNRRA , then by IRO . A Polish cemetery holds the camp's residents who died during those five years. After 1951, its range served as a US Army training base operated by

105-468: The 7th Army Training Command in Grafenwöhr , and it was home station for several Army units including armored , mechanized infantry , military intelligence and logistics units (most notably the 373d Armored Infantry Brigade of the 19th (later 4th) Armored Group). It also served as a base for West German Bundesgrenzschutz (border police) units and later for the new German Army . Dubbed "The Top of

120-565: The A 7 Grenzwald Bridge , Oberzell , Weichersbach , Mottgers The existence of the extremely rare snake's head fritillary in the Sinn Valley has been recorded since the 19th century. This plant occurs at heights between 160 and 250 metres in various meadow communities, especially in the wet meadows of the two nature reserves that border one another: the Sinngrund near Obersinn and Sinnwiesen von Altengronau . Wildflecken Wildflecken

135-803: The Franconian Rhön at the foot of the Kreuzberg near the local subdistrict ( Gemarkung ) of Neuwildflecken . At Zeitlofs on the Hessian-Lower Franconian border it flows into the Schmale Sinn which joins it from the Dammersfeldkuppe to the northeast. Accompanied in places by the Würzburg−Fulda railway and crossed by the A ;7 motorway bridge below Riedenberg , the Sinn initially flows in

150-524: The German Revolution of 1848 and the abdication of Ludwig I, the Bavarian government leased the spa to private entrepreneurs. Today, most of the hotels are leased by Dorint. In the first decade of the 20th century, the town, rebuilt after the fire, began to imitate the success of the spa. Three wells were discovered, the town and a group of citizens created two parks. In the administrative reform of 1970,

165-524: The Rock" by American troops, the small post was among the most feared and disliked of all training areas due to high altitude and extreme weather conditions. It featured ranges for tanks, artillery and basic training facilities. Additionally, it was one of only a few training sites allowed by the German government to utilize CS gas in training. American units stationed at Wildflecken include: The Wildflecken Kaserne

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180-524: The Staatsbad became part of the town and all of Brückenau was granted the official title "Bad". Bad Brückenau is twinned with: River Sinn The Sinn is a river that flows through the state of Hesse and the Bavarian province of Lower Franconia in southern Germany . It is about 69 kilometres (43 mi) long and is a right, northerly tributary of the Franconian Saale . The Sinn emerges in

195-629: The first hotels were built and two more wells discovered. The Baroque ensemble along the main axis of the Kurpark dates back to these days. In 1816, following the Napoleonic Wars , Brückenau became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria . Brückenau became the favorite spa of King Ludwig I of Bavaria , who financed an encompassing renovation. The central building dating back to this era is the Große Kursaal . After

210-456: The time of Charlemagne . By the 12th century the settlement had reached the size of a small town and was called Sinn-Au. Earliest mention of the town is made in a document dating back to 1249, when Fulda Abbey granted Sinn-Au certain privileges. In 1260 the Bishop had four castles built around the town, which he granted to various vassals in the area. Around that time, he also fortified the town with

225-610: The village, large enough to house some 9,000 troops and 1,500 mounts. The camp (Camp Wildflecken) provings were primarily used by the land forces of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS . During the war, several Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions each were activated and trained for combat in Wildflecken. Also located in the area were an ammunition factory and two camps holding Russian, Belgian and French prisoners of war . In April 1945, elements of

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