Bad Ems: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 90 - 340 Hotel-Restaurant Monomach
 This elegant, Baroque-inspired 4-star hotel is in the spa town of Bad Ems. 500 metres from the main train station, it offers free Wi-Fi internet, free… MoreEUR 55 - 76 Villa Alexander
 Featuring a charming garden, this elegant villa in Bad Ems offers peaceful 4-star rooms with free Wi-Fi internet access. The town´s historic spa… MoreEUR 104 - 184 Häckers Kurhotel
 Familiar and world open - those are the values, after which we lead our hotel successfully - with much heart and commitment for the different desires … MoreEUR 60 - 130 Golfhotel Denzerheide
 This 3-star golf hotel is situated alongside one of the oldest golf courses in Germany, just outside the spa town of Bad Ems, in Rhineland-Palatinate.… MoreEUR 42 - 110 Berghotel Wintersberg
 Situated beside the UNESCO-listed Limes Tower, this hotel in Bad Ems offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and balconies. It has great views of the Lahntal Val… MoreEUR 31 - 66 BSW Ferienhotel Lindenbach
 This 3-star hotel in Bad Ems offers great views of the Nassau reserve, a modern spa with physiotherapy area, and rich breakfast buffets. A gym is a 5-… MoreEUR 63 - 94 Bad Emser Hof
 Boasting an attractive wellness area, this 3-star Superior hotel in Bad Ems enjoys an idyllic location on the banks of the river Lahn, close to the Ku… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bad Ems: Guide
Bad Ems is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the county seat of the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis|Rhein-Lahn List of German rural districts|rural district and is well-known as a bathing resort on the river Lahn.
Geography
The town is built on both sides of the river Lahn, the natural border between the Taunus and the Westerwald, two parts of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. The town and its outer districts are also within the Nassau, Germany|Nassau Nature Reserve.
History
In Roman Empire|Roman times, a castle was built at Bad Ems as part of the Upper Germanic Limes, but today not much of the structure remains. In the woods around the town, however, there are distinct traces of the former Roman border.
The town was first mentioned in official documents in 880 and received its town charter in 1324. In the 17th century|17th and 18th century|18th centuries it was considered one of Germany's most famous bathing resorts. It reached its heyday in the 19th century when it welcomed visitors from all over the world and became the summer residence of various European monarchs and artists, including Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany, Tsars Nicholas I of Russia|Nicholas I and Alexander II of Russia, Richard Wagner, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin, etc.
In Ems Edict was signed by Alexander II of Russia, banning the use of the Ukrainian language. Today, a monument at the spot commemorates this historical event.
Mining
In the 19th century|19th and 20th century|20th centuries a lot of mining for metal ores took place in the town, concentrated on lead, silver, zinc and copper. The Romans had already dug for ores using open-pit mining|open cast mining, which continued throughout the Middle Ages. The many indentations on Blöskopf Hill bear witness to this period of history. As time went by, the method changed from open cast mining to underground mining with tunnels and shafts. Mining of this kind is first mentioned in a document dated 1158, and it continued on into the 18th century, although with long interruptions.
The advent of the Industrial Revolution lead to the expansion of the mine, which from 1871 operated under the name of "Emser Blei- und Silberwerk AG" (Bad Ems Lead and Silver Works, Inc.). In 1909 the company was taken over by what later became the 'Stolberger Zink AG" (Stolberg Zinc Inc.) and mining continued until the end of the Second World War brought things to a halt in 1945. After the war, the mine no longer received any subsidies, but until 1959, stockpiled ore and ore from other mines were sorted at the central preparation plant in Silberau. Today, the mine is still known as "Mercur", the collective name for various individual pits.
Since 1996, the mine is set up as a museum. In four different exhibition rooms, the visitors can gain information on the development and the meaning of ore mining in the region. The first exhibition room is dedicated to the pre-industrial mining. You can see, among others, finds from old galleries and tunnels. In the second room , the industrial period of mining is being presented. The third room gives information on the social aspect of mining in Bad Ems. Here, you are being informed on housing, mining unions, income and also punishments for poorly performed work. Finally, the last room shows a collection of minerals and different types of ore.
Economy
Industry in Bad Ems is mainly limited to companies related to its spa status, but nonetheless fairly varied, including medicine, electrical engineering and tourism.
Verbandgemeinde Bad Ems
Bad Ems is also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bad Ems, which consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):
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