Vacha,_Germany
Vacha, Germany
Town in Thuringia, Germany
Vacha is a town in the Wartburgkreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 15 km west of Bad Salzungen, and 23 km east of Bad Hersfeld.
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Vacha | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Vacha within Wartburgkreis district | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′44″N 10°1′17″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Wartburgkreis |
| Subdivisions | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Martin Müller[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,006 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 36404 |
| Dialling codes | 036962 |
| Vehicle registration | WAK |
| Website | www |
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Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vacha was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Sons and daughters of the city
- Georg Witzel (1501–1573), theologian and opponent of Luther
- Johann Gottfried Seume (1763–1810), born in Poserna, a German author, poet, writer, traveler, shanghaied in Vacha in 1781 by Hessian recruiters on his way to Paris, forced to serve in the army as a Hessian soldier, and leased to England by the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel to fight in the American War of Independence[3][4]. The local municipal gymnasium is named for him[5].
- Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- "Seume, Johann Gottfried, Autobiographisches, Mein Leben - Zeno.org". web.archive.org. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- "Seume, Johann Gottfried" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 707.
- "Johann-Gottfried-Seume-Gymnasium Vacha". Johann-Gottfried-Seume-Gymnasium Vacha (in German). 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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