Wasungen
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show Location of Wasungen within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district | |
Wasungen | |
Coordinates: 50°40′0″N 10°22′0″E / 50.66667°N 10.36667°ECoordinates: 50°40′0″N 10°22′0″E / 50.66667°N 10.36667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Schmalkalden-Meiningen |
Municipal assoc. | Wasungen-Amt Sand |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016–22) | Thomas Kästner[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 89.09 km2 (34.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,450 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 98634 |
Dialling codes | 036941 |
Website | www.wasungen.de |
Wasungen is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 11 km north of Meiningen. The former municipalities Hümpfershausen, Metzels, Oepfershausen, Unterkatz and Wahns were merged into Wasungen in January 2019.
The Pfaffenburg was built in 1378 and reconstructed in 1974.
References[]
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
Categories:
- Towns in Thuringia
- Schmalkalden-Meiningen
- Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
- Bezirk Suhl
- Schmalkalden-Meiningen geography stubs