"At the Taunus hills lays beautiful Bad... " a Bad Soden am Taunus Travel Page by Maria250

Bad Soden is a spa town in the Main-Taunus-District of Hesse with many health resorts. It has a population of about 21.000 citizens, and is a spot prefered by ppl working in Frankfurt. Bad Soden is known for its various fountains which contain carbonic acid gas and various iron oxides, and is also called The Swiss of Nassau.

"Soden was given to the duke of Nassau as a form of compensation for his foregoing of municipal office in Holland (1803).. After Nassau had formed an alliance during the Austrian-Prussian war of 1866 and in so doing had supported the defeated faction, it was inevitable that the Prussian flag would fly over the territories of Nassau. Soden consequently became part of the Prussian province of Hessen-Nassau.. In 1849 a Swiss-style Pump House (Kurhaus) was erected at the upper end of the Old Spa Park (Alter Kurpark).."

"In 2004, after a special relationship over many years with the exchange of the sport and the culture delegations from both cities, an official "Partner-city" agreement was made with the Japanese city Yoro-cho, in the vicinity of Nagoya."