Bad Liebenstein is a municipality and spa town in Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.
Bad Liebenstein | |
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 Bad Liebenstein 1900 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Liebenstein within Wartburgkreis district  | |
  Bad Liebenstein  Bad Liebenstein | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′52″N 10°21′15″E / 50.81444°N 10.35417°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Wartburgkreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–25) | Michael Brodführer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.81 km2 (18.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,735 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 36448 |
| Dialling codes | 036961 |
| Vehicle registration | WAK |
| Website | www.bad-liebenstein.de |
Geography
editLocation
editBad Liebenstein is situated 25 km north of Meiningen, and 18 km south of Eisenach. It is located in the Mittelgebirge Thuringian Forest.
Neighbouring communities
editSince the amalgamation of 1 January 2013 the town has bordered on the following communities (clockwise from the southwest): Barchfeld-Immelborn, Moorgrund and Ruhla in Wartburgkreis, Brotterode-Trusetal and Breitungen/Werra in Schmalkalden-Meiningen district.
History
editSchloss Altenstein, the summer residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen, is located within the municipality.
Since 1600 guests have come to recover. Famous spa guests included Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Albert Schweitzer, Gerhart Hauptmann, Franz Liszt and Charlotte von Stein.
References
edit- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
External links
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