Bad Sulza
Bad Sulza | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bad Sulza within Weimarer Land district  | |
Weimarer Land | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Dirk Schütze[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.10 km2 (36.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,037 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 99518, 99510 (Flurstedt, Gebstedt, Wickerstedt) |
| Dialling codes | 036461 |
| Vehicle registration | AP, APD |
| Website | www.bad-sulza.de |
Bad Sulza is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilm, 15 km southwest of Naumburg, and 18 km north of Jena.
History
Within the
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The former municipality Ködderitzsch was merged into Bad Sulza in January 2019, and Saaleplatte in December 2019. In January 2023 Bad Sulza absorbed the former municipality Rannstedt.[3]
Notable citizens
- Johann Agricola (1590-1668), superintendent of the salt plant from 1622 to 1631, used the healing power of Sulza brine for therapeutic purposes.
- Adolf Piltz (1855-1940), German mathematician notable for his work in number theory.
Associated with the city
- Thomas Naogeorgus (actually Kirchmair) (1508-1563), theologian, Neo-Latin poet and playwright
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
- ^ "Thüringer Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt Nr. 26/2022" (PDF). 20 December 2022. p. 476.
External links
Media related to Bad Sulza at Wikimedia Commons
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