Bad Salzungen

Bad Salzungen (German: [baːt ˈzalt͡sʊŋən] (listen)) is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district.

Bad Salzungen
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Coat of arms
Location of Bad Salzungen within Wartburgkreis district
Bad Salzungen
Bad Salzungen
Coordinates: 50°48′42″N 10°14′0″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictWartburgkreis
Subdivisions22
Government
 • MayorKlaus Bohl
Area
 • Total152.02 km2 (58.70 sq mi)
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total23,455
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36433
Dialling codes03695
Vehicle registrationWAK, SLZ
Websitewww.badsalzungen.de

Geography
Burgsee

Location

Bad Salzungen is situated on the river Werra, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Tiefenort and 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) south of Eisenach.

Divisions

In July 2018 the former municipalities of Ettenhausen an der Suhl, Frauensee and Tiefenort were merged into Bad Salzungen. In January 2021 the former municipality Moorgrund was absorbed. In total the municipality consits of the central town (Kernstadt) and 21 sections (Ortsteile).

Neighbouring communities

Bad Salzungen borders on the following municipalities, from the south and clockwise: Dermbach, Weilar, Leimbach, Krayenberggemeinde, Vacha, Werra-Suhl-Tal, Gerstungen, Ruhla, Bad Liebenstein, Barchfeld-Immelborn (all in Wartburgkreis), and Breitungen in Schmalkalden-Meiningen district.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bad Salzungen is twinned with:[2]

Infrastructure

Near the town, there is a Bundeswehr barrack, the Werratal-Kaserne, which was built in 1972 for the GDR Army.

Bad Salzungen station is located on the Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway.

Notable people

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2019". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). August 2020.
  2. "Partnerstädte der Stadt Bad Salzungen". badsalzungen.de (in German). Bad Salzungen. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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