Bad Salzungen is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district.

Geography

Location

Bad Salzungen is situated on the river Werra, 5 km east of Tiefenort and 20 km south of Eisenach.

Divisions

In July 2018 the former municipalities of Ettenhausen an der Suhl, Frauensee and Tiefenort were merged into Bad Salzungen. In December 2020 the former municipality Moorgrund was absorbed. In total the municipality consists of the central town (Kernstadt) and 21 sections (Ortsteile).

Neighbouring communities

Bad Salzungen borders on the following municipalities, from the south and clockwise: Dermbach, Weilar, Leimbach, Krayenberggemeinde, Vacha, Werra-Suhl-Tal, Gerstungen, Ruhla, Bad Liebenstein, Barchfeld-Immelborn (all in Wartburgkreis), and Breitungen in Schmalkalden-Meiningen district.

Twin towns – sister cities

Bad Salzungen is twinned with:

Infrastructure

Near the town, there is a Bundeswehr barrack, the Werratal-Kaserne, which was built in 1972 for the GDR Army. Bad Salzungen station is located on the Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway.

Notable people