Treffurt

Treffurt
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Treffurt within Wartburgkreis district
Treffurt Show map of Germany Treffurt Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 51°8′12″N 10°14′15″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Wartburgkreis
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2023–29)	Michael Reinz[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	72.46 km^2 (27.98 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,834
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99830
Dialling codes	036923
Vehicle registration	WAK
Website	www.treffurt.de

Treffurt (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁɛfʊʁt] ^ⓘ) is a small town in the western region of the Wartburgkreis district which belongs to the federal state of Thuringia. The former municipality Ifta was merged into Treffurt in January 2019. The town lies near the Werra and is surrounded by the Werratal valley and rivers. Treffurt is located next to the Hessian border and was a former part of the Sperrzone. Today, Treffurt is a tourist destination, especially due to its scenic town centre with many restored half-timbered houses and its landmark - the Normannstein castle.^[3]

Notable residents

Egon Bahr in 1978

• Egon Bahr (1922-2015), German SPD politician
• Christian Mengis (flourished c.1745 – c.1766), composer and horn player

References

1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
3. "Burg Normannstein Treffurt - HOME || Willkommen". www.normannstein.treffurt.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04.

External links

• Town Website
• Tourist Info