About the town » Bad Staffelstein, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Bad Staffelstein is a small town in the Bavarian Administrative Region of Upper Franconia in Germany. It is known for the beautiful landscape that surrounds it, which has been given the name "Gottesgarten am Obermain" (Eden on the Upper Main). It contains many landmarks, such as the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen designed by Balthasar Neumann, the former monastery of Banz Abbey, now Banz Castle, and the 540 meter high Staffelberg. Most recently, it has been the thermal salt water spa, for which the town received the title "Bad" in 2001, that has made Staffelstein a tourist attraction. Bad Staffelstein Basilica:http://www. courses. psu. edu/nuc_e/nuc_e405_g9c/sonstiges/staffelstein/vierzehnheiligen2. jpg,http://www. courses. psu. edu/nuc_e/nuc_e405_g9c/sonstiges/staffelstein/vierzehnheiligen1. jpg,http://www. tourismusverein-badstaffelstein. de/images/basilika. jpg