Bad Lauchstädt

Bad Lauchstädtⓘ (until 1925 Lauchstädt), officially Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, is a town in the district Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 13 km southwest of Halle. Population 8,781 (2020).

Bad Lauchstädt
Town
Coat of arms of Bad Lauchstädt
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Lauchstädt within Saalekreis district
Bad Lauchstädt is located in Germany
Bad Lauchstädt
Bad Lauchstädt
Bad Lauchstädt is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Bad Lauchstädt
Bad Lauchstädt
Coordinates: 51°22′N 11°50′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictSaalekreis
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2022–29) Christian Runkel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total85.36 km2 (32.96 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,849
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06246
Dialling codes034635
Vehicle registrationSK
Websitewww.goethestadt-bad-lauchstaedt.de

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.[3] During the 19th century, its industries included malting, vinegar-making and brewing.[3]

In January 2008, Bad Lauchstädt incorporated the former municipalities Schafstädt, Delitz am Berge and Klobikau.[4] On 1 January 2010 Milzau was also incorporated,[5] disbanding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Lauchstädt. Bad Lauchstädt, Delitz am Berge, Klobikau, Milzau and Schafstädt are now Ortschaften or municipal divisions of the town Bad Lauchstädt.[6]

August Förster 1863
Bad Lauchstädt

Notable people

References
  1. Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2022.
  3. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lauchstädt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 276. Further reading noted there:
    • Maak, Das Goethetheater in Lauchstädt (Lauchstädt, 1905);
    • Nasemann, Bad Lauchstädt (Halle, 1885).
  4. Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2008, Statistisches Bundesamt
  5. Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
  6. Hauptsatzung, Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, July 2019.
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