Bad Sulza

Bad Sulza
Town hall
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°5′15″N 11°37′20″E / 51.08750°N 11.62222°E / 51.08750; 11.62222Coordinates: 51°5′15″N 11°37′20″E / 51.08750°N 11.62222°E / 51.08750; 11.62222
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Weimarer Land
Government
• Mayor (2018–24)	Dirk Schütze[1]
Area
• Total	91.14 km2 (35.19 sq mi)
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,678
• Density	84/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. The former municipality Ködderitzsch was merged into Bad Sulza in January 2019, and Saaleplatte in December 2019.

History[]

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Bad Sulza was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

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

Links[]

Media related to Bad Sulza at Wikimedia Commons

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