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Spa, climatic health resort and resort; application for recognition
Municipalities can be recognized as spas, Kneipp spas, Kneipp health resorts, Schroth spas, Schroth health resorts, climatic health resorts, places with healing springs, healing tunnels or peloid spas, climatic health resorts or recreation resorts.
Forms
Forms
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Antrag auf Anerkennung - Prädikat: Erholungsort
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Antrag auf Anerkennung / Überprüfung der Anerkennungsvoraussetzungen - Prädikat: Ort mit Heilstollenkurbetrieb
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Antrag auf Anerkennung / Überprüfung der Anerkennungsvoraussetzungen - Prädikat: Ort mit Heilquellen-/Peloid-Kurbetrieb
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Antrag auf Anerkennung / Überprüfung der Anerkennungsvoraussetzungen - Prädikat: Luftkurort
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Antrag auf Anerkennung / Überprüfung der Anerkennungsvoraussetzungen - Prädikat: Kneippkurort/Kneippheilbad
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Antrag auf Anerkennung / Überprüfung der Anerkennungsvoraussetzungen - Prädikat: heilklimatischer Kurort
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Antrag auf Anerkennung / Überprüfung der Anerkennungsvoraussetzungen - Prädikat: Heilbad
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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Odeonsplatz 3
80539 München
Erreichbarkeit mit öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln: - U-Bahnlinien: U3, U4, U5, U6 (Haltestelle: Odeonsplatz) - Buslinie: 100 (Haltestelle: Odeonsplatz)
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80524 München
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Landratsamt Donau-Ries
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Eigenes Verfahren mit Formcycle
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Pflegstr. 2
86609 Donauwörth
Postal address
Pflegstr. 2
86609 Donauwörth
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Fax
Website
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Regierung von Schwaben - Sachgebiet 12 - Kommunale Angelegenheiten
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Fronhof 10
86152 Augsburg
Postal address
86145 Augsburg
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Procedure details
Description
Municipalities in Bavaria can be recognized by the state as health resorts, climatic health resorts or resorts on the basis of Art. 7 Para. 5 of the Municipal Tax Act and the Bavarian Recognition Ordinance issued for this purpose. The health resorts are divided into different predicates (spa, Kneipp spa, Kneipp health resort, Schroth spa, Schroth health resort, forest health resort, climatic health resort, place with healing springs, healing tunnels, peloid or forest health resort). You can find information on the defining characteristics of the awards under "Further links".
An application is required for recognition, which is decided on by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Integration in agreement with the Bavarian State Ministries for Health, Care and Prevention and for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism and on the recommendation of the Bavarian Expert Committee for Health Spas, Resorts and Healing Springs.
Requirements
Certain requirements must be met in order to be awarded a rating. You can find an overview of the recognition requirements under "Further links".
Required documents
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The necessary documents are listed in the forms under "Forms".
Proceedings
Applications must be submitted to the district office and forwarded via the government to the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, Sport and Integration.
The municipalities will be notified of the inspection date in good time. It will only be scheduled if the requirements appear to be met after the application has been reviewed.
Fees
The costs of the recognition procedure shall be borne by the applicant municipality. The municipalities are exempt from paying a fee. Expenses are charged.
Deadlines
The meeting of the Bavarian expert committee for health resorts, resorts and spas usually only takes place once a year in November. For the vote on recognition, the application must be ready for a decision by the time the meeting is convened. Times for reviewing the application, preparing the submission for the expert committee and the one-month notice periods for the site inspection and the annual meeting must be taken into account.
Processing time
Depending on the value of the rating, more work may be required. Minimum duration: approx. 4-5 months, provided that no further information needs to be collected or improvements requested.
Special notes
Municipalities that are recognized in whole or in part as spas, Kneipp spas, Kneipp health resorts, Schroth spas, Schroth health resorts, forest spas, climatic health resorts, places with healing spring spas, places with healing cave spas, places with peloid spas, places with forest spas, climatic health resorts or recreation resorts may levy a contribution to cover their expenses for their facilities and events that serve spa or recreational purposes.
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Status: 30.05.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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