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Town in Thuringia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bad Salzungen (German: [baːt ˈzalt͡sʊŋən] ) is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district.
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Bad Salzungen | |
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Location of Bad Salzungen within Wartburgkreis district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 50°48′42″N 10°14′0″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Wartburgkreis |
Subdivisions | 22 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024–30) | Klaus Bohl[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 152.02 km2 (58.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 23,013 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 36433 |
Dialling codes | 03695 |
Vehicle registration | WAK, SLZ |
Website | www.badsalzungen.de |
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.
In July 2018 the former municipalities of Ettenhausen an der Suhl, Frauensee and Tiefenort were merged into Bad Salzungen. In December 2020 the former municipality Moorgrund was absorbed. In total the municipality consists of the central town (Kernstadt) and 21 sections (Ortsteile).
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.
Bad Salzungen is twinned with:[3]
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.
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