Bad Lauchstädt

Bad Lauchstädt
Coat of arms
Bad Lauchstädt
Location of Bad Lauchstädt within Saalekreis district
Coordinates: 51°22′N 11°50′E / 51.367°N 11.833°ECoordinates: 51°22′N 11°50′E / 51.367°N 11.833°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Government
• Mayor	Ilse Niewiadoma
Area
• Total	85.36 km^2 (32.96 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,869
• Density	100/km^2 (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.  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).