Bad Lauchstädt

Bad Lauchstädt

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Bad Lauchstädt

Coordinates: 51°22′N 11°50′E / 51.367°N 11.833°E / 51.367; 11.833Coordinates: 51°22′N 11°50′E / 51.367°N 11.833°E / 51.367; 11.833
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Saalekreis
Government
  Mayor Ilse Niewiadoma
Area
  Total 85.36 km2 (32.96 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
  Total 8,869
  Density 100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 06246
Dialling codes 034635
Vehicle registration SK
Website www.stadt-bad-lauchstaedt.de

 Bad Lauchstädt  is a town in the district Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 13 km southwest of Halle. Pop. (2005) 4,933.

Lauchstädt was a popular watering-place in the 18th century, the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg often making it their summer residence. From 1789 to 1811 the Weimar court theatrical company gave performances here of the plays of Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, an attraction which greatly contributed to the well-being of the town.[2] During the 19th century, its industries included malting, vinegar-making and brewing.

In January 2008, Bad Lauchstädt incorporated the former municipalities Schafstädt, Delitz am Berge and Klobikau. On 1 January 2010 Milzau was also incorporated, disbanding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Lauchstädt.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31.12.2014" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
  2. Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lauchstädt". Encyclopædia Britannica 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 276. Further reading noted there:
    • Maak, Das Goethetheater in Lauchstädt (Lauchstädt, 1905);
    • Nasemann, Bad Lauchstädt (Halle, 1885).
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