Bad Gandersheim Attractions
Bad Gandersheim is a well known brine spa (recommended for rheumatism, gynecological disorders, children's diseases and ailments of the respiratory organs) in the Leinebergland, between the Harz and the Solling plateau. It is famed as the home of Roswitha of Gandersheim, Germany's first woman writer.
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Spa Installations
1km/0.75mi north of the Bad Gandersheim town center are the modern spa installations, with the Kurhaus and a forest swimming pool (brine bath).
St George's Church
The Georgskirche (1550), on the west side of Bad Gandersheim, has a Romanesque tower and a flat timber roof decorated with carving.
Stiftskirche
The town of Bad Gandersheim is dominated by the 11th C. Romanesque Stiftskirche, now a Cathedral, with a richly furnished interior. Immediately east of the church are the abbey buildings (c. 1600), with a beautiful Renaissance gable and the Imperial Hall (1753). In front of it is the Roswitha Fountain (1978).
Town Hall
Near the Stiftskirche in Bad Gandersheim is the Markt, surrounded by half-timbered houses, with the Town Hall (Rathaus), a charming Renaissance building which incorporates the Moritzkirche (St Maurice's Church). In the Town Hall is the Heimatmuseum.
