Bad Liebenstein
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Bad Liebenstein | |
Bad Liebenstein 1900 | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Thuringia |
District | Wartburgkreis |
Mayor | Elke Engelmann |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 17.35 km² (6.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 344 m (1129 ft) |
Population | 4,076 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 235 /km² (608 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | WAK |
Postal codes | 36448
(PL: 36444, PF: 36445) |
Area code | 036961 |
Website | www.bad-liebenstein.de |
Location of the town of Bad Liebenstein within Wartburgkreis district | |
Bad Liebenstein is the oldest spa town in in Thuringia (Wartburgkreis district, Germany). It is situated 9 km east of Bad Salzungen, and 18 km south of Eisenach.
A part of Bad Liebenstein is Altenstein, the summer residence of the dukes of Meiningen.
Since 1600 come the guests to recover. Famous guest was the Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, but also Albert Schweitzer, Gerhart Hauptmann, Franz Liszt and Charlotte von Stein.
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