Bad Tennstedt

Bad Tennstedt

Osthöfer Tor.

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Bad Tennstedt

Coordinates: 51°9′14″N 10°50′14″E / 51.15389°N 10.83722°ECoordinates: 51°9′14″N 10°50′14″E / 51.15389°N 10.83722°E
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Bad Tennstedt
Government
  Mayor Jörg Klupak (SPD)
Area
  Total 27.27 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,480
  Density 91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 99955
Dialling codes 036041
Vehicle registration UH
Website www.badtennstedt.de

Bad Tennstedt is a town in the Unstrut-Hainich district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 27 km east of Mühlhausen, and 24 km northwest of Erfurt.

The Romantic poet Novalis worked here from 1794 until 1796. During his stay he met Sophie von Kühn, his later fiancee.

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