Bad Salzungen
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Location of Bad Salzungen within Wartburgkreis district | ||
Coordinates: 50°48′42″N 10°14′0″E / 50.81167°N 10.23333°ECoordinates: 50°48′42″N 10°14′0″E / 50.81167°N 10.23333°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Thuringia | |
District | Wartburgkreis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Klaus Bohl | |
Area | ||
• Total | 39.06 km2 (15.08 sq mi) | |
Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 15,582 | |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 36433 | |
Dialling codes | 03695 | |
Vehicle registration | WAK | |
Website | www.badsalzungen.de |
Bad Salzungen is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district. It is situated on the river Werra, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Tiefenort and 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) south of Eisenach. Near the town, there's a Bundeswehr barrack, the Werratal-Kaserne, which was built in 1972 for the GDR Army.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Bad Salzungen is twinned with:
- Mezőkövesd, Hungary (1969)
- Strakonice, Czech Republic (1977)
- Bad Hersfeld, Germany (1990)
- Ishøj, Denmark (1994)
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References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften nach Geschlecht in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 13 July 2013.