History of Bad Wörishofen

First mention in written records in a document including the name of noble Otthalm of Werenshova.

The owner of Werenshova, Christina von Fronhofen, gives the dominion to the Dominicans.

The Dominican convent in Augsburg is granted the right of patronage to the Church of St. Justina.

Due to the plague 500 Wörishofener are taken away, only 2 farms are spared.

The monastery is built under the direction of famous Rokoko builder Dominikus Zimmermann.

Sebastian Kneipp became a confessor in the Dominican convent on May 2, 1855.

Sebastian Kneipp becomes parish priest of St. Justina. The number of people seeking help is growing.

The population increases to 2,746, the number of guest beds to around 3,000.

The local council votes. With a majority of one voice the decision for the spa is made.

A park with walking paths is being created on the clay fields of a former brickworks.

The Bavarian State Ministry awards Wörishofen the title "Bad".

The Bavarian State Ministry makes Wörishofen a city, in the same year it becomes Kneipp-Heilbad.

Bad Wörishofen decides to belong to the administrative district of Unterallgäu.

The Wund Group opens the Bad Wörishofen Thermal Spa on May 1st.

The traditonal theatre building in the centre of the city is 100 years old.

1135 people take part at the "Longest Arm Bath in the World". World record!

The 1st German and 4th Bavarian Barefoot Hiking Day takes place on August 24, 2013 in cooperation with Health Care Bayern e.V.

On December 4th, 2015, the German UNESCO Commission added "Kneipp as traditional knowledge and practice based on Sebastian Kneipp's teaching" to the nationwide directory of intangible cultural heritage.

Under the motto "Bad Wörishofen - then and now", the city celebrates the first mention of Wörishofen in 1067 from June 29th to July 2nd.

Wörishofen celebrates the awarding of the title “Bad” on March 6th, 1920.

On May 17th, 1821 Sebastian Kneipp was born in Stephansried. 200 years later, Bad Wörishofen celebrates this anniversary.