Bad Breisig (German: [baːt ˈbʁaɪzɪç] ) is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the Rhine, approx. 15 km south-east of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.
Bad Breisig is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Bad Breisig.
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Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
Beate Berger (1886-1940), director of the Jewish children's home Beith Ahawah in Berlin and Haifa
People connected with Bad Breisig
Max Barthel (1893-1975), working poet, lived from 1948 to 1969 in Bad Breisig
Klaus Badelt (born 1967), a German composer, who specializes in television and soundtrack.
Kai Krause (born 1957), a German musician and software - pioneer, lives in Rheineck Castle.
The religious scholar and sociologist Oliver Krüger (born 1973) grew up in Bad Breisig.
Transport
Bad Breisig station is located at the Linke Rheinstrecke and served by lines RE5 (Koblenz Hbf - Wesel), RB26 (Mainz Hbf - Köln Messe/Deutz) and RB32 (Koblenz Hbf - Ahrbrück).
Bad Breisig is located in the area of the transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Mosel (VRM), fare zone number 808.