Bad Liebenstein

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Bad Liebenstein
Bad Liebenstein 1900
Bad Liebenstein 1900
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Bad Liebenstein
Bad Liebenstein (Germany)
Bad Liebenstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
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
Map

Coordinates: 50°48′52″N 10°21′15″E / 50.81444, 10.35417

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.