Bad Lobenstein

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Bad Lobenstein
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Bad Lobenstein
Bad Lobenstein (Germany)
Bad Lobenstein
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Saale-Orla-Kreis
Town subdivisions 6 Ortsteile
Mayor Peter Oppel (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 48.94 km² (18.9 sq mi)
Elevation 560 m  (1837 ft)
Population 6,820  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 139 /km² (361 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SOK
Postal codes 07351–07356
Area code 036651
Website www.moorbad-lobenstein.de
Location of the town of Bad Lobenstein within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
Map

Coordinates: 50°27′0″N 11°39′0″E / 50.45, 11.65

Bad Lobenstein is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany with a population of circa 7,000 inhabitants. The town, grouped round a rock, upon which stand the ruins of an old castle, is exceedingly picturesque. It contains a spacious parish church, a palace (until 1824 the residence of the princes of Reuss-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf), and a hydropathic establishment. The manufactures include dyeing, brewing and cigar-making.

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.