Muncipality of Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting

Our community consists of the cadastral communities
Au, Bachloh, Bergham, Kößlwang, Neydharting and Wimsbach.

About 70 active commercial establishments; 5 carpenters, 8 inns, 3 hairdressers, 1 grocery store, 2 financial institutions, 1 sporting goods store;

More than 700 people find work in these and other companies, including around 25 apprentices.

387 m above sea level

Associations: approx. 60 associations enrich social life in the areas of culture, sport, customs, ...

Area distribution

• Forest: 4.5 km²
• Agricultural use: 17.3 km²
• Construction area: 0.3 km²
• Gardens: 1.1 km² Waters: 0.3 km²
• Other areas: 0.8 km²
• Total area: 24.3 km²

Attractions Parish Church of St. Stephan, St. George's Church with a 500-year-old statue of St. George (Kößlwang), subsidiary church of St. Thomas of Canterbury (Wim), Wimsbach Castle and Kastanienallee, market square, local museum, functioning blacksmiths with blacksmithing demonstrations (open-air museum), Alm-Auen nature reserve and Neydhartinger Moor, "villa rustica" (Roman villa - excavation site), Neydharting mud bath; Agricultural holdings The agriculture in our health resort was largely able to retain its rural character. Around 30 years ago there were around 200 farms, but this number has shrunk through technology and the emergence of large, rational units to this day 80 active people together. Above all, the number of dairy farmers has been greatly reduced and is currently 12 dairy farmers. Our farmers cultivate a total of 1,370 hectares of arable land and 285 hectares of grassland and keep 825 cattle and 11,650 pigs. (As of 2008)