The District of Bad Kreuznach
Greetings
The District of Bad Kreuznach welcomes and supports efforts to promote the
region. This presentation by Dr. Hans H. Stassen is a useful reference for
all interested parties, especially for schools. It gives a good overview and
contributes towards raising awareness of our charming Nahe landscape and its
products.
Sincerely yours,
Franz-Josef Diel, District Administrator
Facts and Figures
The District of Bad Kreuznach is not a uniform
geographical unit, but encompasses a wide area of the middle and lower Nahe
region, which is completed by the southern part of Hunsrück with the Soon
forest and the Lützelsoon. Changing elevations with forests, farmland, pastures,
and rocky vistas distinguish this cultural landscape, which is thousands of
years old. Valuable finds of Celtic and Roman origins, as well as impressive
historical monuments from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, can be found here.
– Size:
863.46 sq km, 119 communities
▸ Agricultural Area: 40,489 hectares (46.9%)
▸ Forests: 33,035 hectares (38.2%)
▸ Traffic Areas, Paths, Open Spaces: 5,026 hectares (5.8%)
▸ Buildings and Undeveloped Areas: 4,403 hectares (5.1%)
▸ Recreation Areas: 1,110 hectares (1.3%)
▸ Bodies of Water: 818 hectares (1.0%)
▸ Commercial Areas: 503 hectares (0.6%)
▸ Other Areas: 986 hectares (1.1%)
– Population: 159,042 (as of June 30, 2003)
– Population Density: 182 per sq km
– Highest Elevation: Ellerspring (658 m)
– Distance from East to West: 42 km
– Distance from North to South: 40 km
– Nature Reserves: 33, combined area of 1,243 hectares
– Bordering Districts: Rhein-Hunsrück, Mainz-Bingen, Alzey-Worms, Donnersbergkreis, Kusel, Birkenfeld
The district of Bad Kreuznach has an excellent climate. This is well demonstrated
by the long "green" season there. For example, the beech trees in the lower
Nahe usually turn green about April 20th and only start losing their leaves
around November 20th. This is almost two months longer than in the Idarwald
and Hochwald forests 50 kilometres to the west.