Bad Lauchstädt

Bad Lauchstädt
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Lauchstädt within Saalekreis district
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Coordinates: 51°22′N 11°50′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2022–29)	Christian Runkel[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	85.36 km^2 (32.96 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,939
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06246
Dialling codes	034635
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	www.goethestadt-bad-lauchstaedt.de

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).

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

• August Förster (1828–1889), actor
• Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (born 1951), cyclist
• Carlo Thränhardt (born 1957), high jumper

References

1. Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 10 November 2022.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
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.