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  • Points of interest
    • Regional centre and health spa
    • Location and climate
    • History of Bad Kreuznach
      • Celtic-Roman settlement
      • The historical quarter
      • Schloßpark gardens - museums on the Bangert Manor Estate
      • Spa quarter
      • Northern Bad Kreuznach
      • Eastern Bad Kreuznach - industrial estate
      • Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
      • Neighbourhoods of Bad Kreuznach
      • 200 years of spa heritage - past and present
    • House of City History - Municipal Archives
    • Local History Central Library
    • A walk about town
      • The historical New Town
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      • Huttental ferry -
    • City tours + group offers
      • [Translate to Englisch:]Touristtrain - Bad Kreuznacher Bimmelbahn
      • Boat trips and hire on the Nahe river
    • Museums and exhibitions
      • Museum for Puppetry Arts (PuK)
      • Römerhalle museum
      • Schloßpark museum
      • Stone Sculpture Park and museum
      • The nature station in Bad Münster’s Spa Assembly Rooms
    • Astronomical Observatory
  • Health, resort therapy & the feel-good factor
    • crucenia thermen thermal baths
    • Salinental Valley
    • The Power of the Medicinal Springs
    • Luxury for body and soul – the BÄDERHAUS sauna complex
    • Open-air inhalatorium and Kneipp cure
    • Dead Sea Salt Grotto
    • Brine, radon and physiotherapy - the Bad Kreuznach experience
    • Rehabilitation clinics and hospitals
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      • Thermal spring waterbath an other medicinal bath
      • Exercise pool - individually or in a group
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      • Massages
      • Medicinal mud packs or fango
      • Electrotherapy
    • The Bad Kreuznach Spa Remedies
      • The Balneologist
    • Radon Therapy
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    • Our Wellness offers
    • LINIAS Health Studio
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  • Outdoor: nature, hiking, biking, sports and more
    • The town's most beautiful parks
      • The Kurpark gardens - the centre of the spa resort Bad Kreuznach
      • Oranienpark
      • Panoramaweg path - views of Bad Kreuznachs spa island
      • Roseninsel – scenic gem on the Nahe river
      • Schloßpark gardens – a peaceful oasis of the exotic
      • Bad Münster am Stein Kurpark gardens
    • Hiking
    • Cycling
      • Bike rental
    • Swim and relax in Bad Kreuznach’s swimming pools
    • Boat trips on the Nahe river
    • High rope adventure course
    • Segway - tour with ease
    • Playing Golf
    • Minigolf in the spa garden
    • Discover the Rhine Valley and the Naheland region
    • Fishing in the Nahe River and Alszenz Stream
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      • Bad Kreuznach's annual Jahrmarkt fair
      • Medieval market and knights’ tournament in Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
      • Wine Festivals
    • Christmas markets
    • Concerts in the Kurpark
    • Haus des Gastes - cultural centre - conference centre
    • Gastronomy guide
    • Nahe winegrowing region
      • Nahe-Vinothek wine house
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        • Hikers' Paradise Saline Valley
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Kreuznach um 1650 in der Bildmitte die Kauzenburg

Town centre and historical quarter

Around 1200, the town’s rulers - the counts of Sponheim - created a new town extending either side of the Nahe river at the foot of Kauzenberg hill. Kreuznach became a double town. Each of the towns received its own wall. The counts built a castle on Kauzenberg hill: Kauzenburg castle. The building of the stone bridge and the Pauluskirche church on an island in the Nahe river between the two town quarters concluded development for a time. 

For the next 700 years, life went on within the old town walls. But in the 19th century, urban development caused the town to outgrow the walls enclosing it. The district to the west was called the New Town, the district to the east was known as the Old Town. Although the two districts formed one entity, they each developed differently and in their own way. 

Eiermarkt square was the central market square of the New Town for a long time. But in 1900, Kornmarkt square assumed this role.

In World War Two, most of the Old Town stretching between the railway line and the Nahe river was bombed. The medieval townscape of the New Town managed to survive and was only changed during the redevelopment carried out in the eighties. The historical flair of this quarter was retained successfully, though. In an attempt to avoid confusion, the New Town is now known as the historical quarter (signposted Historischer Stadtkern or Historische Altstadt).

In the 80s, the two-kilometre long main shopping street was made into a pedestrian zone which extends through both town districts. 

  • Points of interest
    • Regional centre and health spa
    • Location and climate
    • History of Bad Kreuznach
      • Celtic-Roman settlement
      • The historical quarter
      • Schloßpark gardens - museums on the Bangert Manor Estate
      • Spa quarter
      • Northern Bad Kreuznach
      • Eastern Bad Kreuznach - industrial estate
      • Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
      • Neighbourhoods of Bad Kreuznach
      • 200 years of spa heritage - past and present
    • House of City History - Municipal Archives
    • Local History Central Library
    • A walk about town
    • Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
    • City tours + group offers
    • Museums and exhibitions
    • Astronomical Observatory
  • Health, resort therapy & the feel-good factor
  • Crucenia Health Centre
  • Outdoor: nature, hiking, biking, sports and more
  • Culture, entertainment, shopping
  • Information and Service for your visit in Bad Kreuznach
  • Book your stay - hotels, guest houses, apartments
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