Vacha, Germany
Vacha | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vacha within Wartburgkreis district  | |
Wartburgkreis | |
| Subdivisions | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Martin Müller[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,006 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 36404 |
| Dialling codes | 036962 |
| Vehicle registration | WAK |
| Website | www |
Vacha is a town in the Wartburgkreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 15 km west of Bad Salzungen, and 23 km east of Bad Hersfeld.
History
Within the
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
.
Sons and daughters of the city
- Georg Witzel (1501–1573), theologian and opponent of Luther
- Johann Gottfried Seume, (1763–1810), a German author and a Shanghaiing victim while traveling through, was forced to become a Hessian soldier. The local high school is named for him.
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
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