Bad Liebenstein

Bad Liebenstein

Bad Liebenstein 1900

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Bad Liebenstein

Coordinates: 50°48′52″N 10°21′15″E / 50.81444°N 10.35417°E / 50.81444; 10.35417Coordinates: 50°48′52″N 10°21′15″E / 50.81444°N 10.35417°E / 50.81444; 10.35417
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Wartburgkreis
Government
  Mayor Michael Brodführer
Area
  Total 48.81 km2 (18.85 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
  Total 7,877
  Density 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes

36448

(PL: 36444, PF: 36445)
Dialling codes 036961
Vehicle registration WAK
Website www.bad-liebenstein.de

Bad Liebenstein is the oldest spa town in Thuringia (Wartburgkreis district, Germany). It is situated 25 km north of Meiningen, and 18 km south of Eisenach.

A part of Bad Liebenstein is Altenstein, the summer residence of the dukes of Meiningen.

Since 1600 guests have come to recover. One famous guest was the Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, but also Albert Schweitzer, Gerhart Hauptmann, Franz Liszt and Charlotte von Stein.

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