Bad Lauchstädt
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Bad Lauchstädt is a town in the district Merseburg-Querfurt, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 13 km southwest of Halle. Pop. (2005) 4,933. It contains an Evangelical church, a theatre, a hydropathic establishment and several educational institutions, among which is an agricultural school affiliated to the university of Halle. Its industries include malting, vinegar-making and brewing. Lauchstadt was a popular watering-place in the 18th century, the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg often making it their summer residence. From 1789 to 1811 the Weimar court theatrical company gave performances here of the plays of Schiller and Goethe, an attraction which greatly contributed to the well-being of the town.
Bad Lauchstädt is also the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Bad Lauchstädt, which consists of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets):
- Bad Lauchstädt (4.933)
- Klobikau (601)
- Milzau (972)
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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