Niederbronn-les-Bains ( French pronunciation: [nidəʁbʁɔn le bɛ̃] ; German : Bad Niederbronn ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France . It is positioned between Bitche and Wissembourg , close to the current frontier with Germany .
6-533: Niederbronn-les-Bains is part of the Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park . It has a tradition as a spa town, and continues to attract tourists and other visitors needing to recuperate. Niederbronn-les-Bains was founded in 48 BC when the Romans discovered the healing properties of the local water. The earliest bathing place was in or near the location now occupied by the town's casino. During
12-477: Is widely available in the area. The waters' curative properties are recommended against rheumatism and degenerative illnesses. The spa tradition today supports a more general tourist industry in the little town, which even boasts its own casino. The little town also contains an archaeological museum containing remnants of North Vosgean settlements. The strategic importance, during the Second World War , of
18-510: The Grand Est region in northeastern France . The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1976. At its inauguration, the park covered 120,000 hectares (300,000 acres), but it has since grown to 130,500 hectares (322,000 acres). The rich natural landscape has been added to the UNESCO list of international biosphere reserves . Northern Vosges PNR does not include any of
24-528: The Wissembourg Gap is reflected in the approximately 15,403 buried in the war cemetery. More than 95% of these were German soldiers, but other nations and civilians are also represented here. A meeting place called the Albert Schweitzer Centre was set up in 1993 to foster contacts between French and German young people. Other nearby attractions in the area include the ruined Wasenbourg and
30-521: The fifth century the little town fell victim to the violence that accompanied the period of intense migrations that followed the disappearance from the western empire of Roman governance. The commune incorporates two mineral water springs, one of them, first exploited more than two thousand years ago, known as the Roman Spring and the other known as the Celtic Spring : Celtic Spring branded water
36-472: The look-out tower on the Grand Wintersberg , some four kilometers to the north. This Bas-Rhin geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park The Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park ( French : Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord ) is a protected area of woodland, wetland , farmland and historical sites in
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