Bad Liebenstein is a municipality and spa town in Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.
Bad Liebenstein | |
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Town | |
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Location of Bad Liebenstein within Wartburgkreis district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 50°48′52″N 10°21′15″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 (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,665 |
• 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 |
Bad Liebenstein is situated 25 km north of Meiningen, and 18 km south of Eisenach. It is located in the Mittelgebirge Thuringian Forest.
Since 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.
Schloss 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.
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