Overview
- Nearly 150,000 online votes determined the result after Travelbook involved readers via Facebook and Instagram to build a shortlist with travel experts.
- The 7,600-inhabitant spa town on the Neckar topped competitors including Wetzlar in Hesse and Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein.
- Bad Wimpfen’s medieval core is anchored by a Staufer-era Kaiserpfalz expanded under Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa).
- The 1170 Blaue Turm, the town’s signature tower, provides panoramic views over the old town and the Neckar valley.
- Mayor Andreas Zaffran said he hopes the recognition raises the town’s profile beyond its established Christmas market.