Bad Bertrich, Germany

Bad Bertrich is a small town in the district of Cochem-Zell in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It covers just 8.71 sq km (3.36 sq mi) and has a population of less than a thousand people (2012 estimate).

Historic image of Bad Bertrich, Germany from 1890-1905
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bad_Bertrich_1900.jpg
Author: Photoglob AG, Zürich, Switzerland or Detroit Publishing Company


Bad Bertrich is a Verbandsgemeinde or collective municipality, an administrative unit exclusive to Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt. It is one of the 163 Verbandsgemeinden in Rhineland-Palatinate.

As its name suggests, Bad Bertrich is a spa town. The hot springs of the town has been known since Roman times. The earliest mention of the town was in a document dating to AD 1097. The town was occupied by French forces in 1794, and became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815. It joined the newly-founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1946.

The spa of Bad Bertrich is derived from Bergquelle, the sodium sulphate bicarbonate mountain spring which has therapeutic properties and content consistency.

Visiting Bad Bertrich

The nearest motorway to Bad Bertrich is Autobahn 1 (E44). Exit the motorway at Hasborn, then take the L52 country road until it joins route 421. Then head south passing Hontheim to reach Bad Bertrich.

Places of Interest in Bad Bertrich