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Vacha, Germany

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Vacha
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Vacha
Coat of arms
Amt CreuzburgBad LiebensteinBad SalzungenBarchfeld-ImmelbornBerka vor dem HainichBischofrodaButtlarDermbachDermbachEisenachEmpfertshausenFrankenrodaGeisaGerstengrundGerstungenHallungenHörselberg-HainichKrauthausenLauterbachLeimbachKrayenberggemeindeNazzaOechsenRuhlaSchleidSeebachTreffurtUnterbreizbachVachaWeilarWerra-Suhl-TalWiesenthalWutha-FarnrodaThuringia
Location of Vacha within Wartburgkreis district
Map
Interactive map of Vacha
Vacha is located in Germany
Vacha
Vacha
Location within Germany
Vacha is located in Thuringia
Vacha
Vacha
Location within Thuringia
Coordinates: 50°49′44″N 10°1′17″E / 50.82889°N 10.02139°E / 50.82889; 10.02139
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictWartburgkreis
Subdivisions18
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30)Martin Müller[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,891
 • Density110.1/km2 (285.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36404
Dialling codes036962
Vehicle registrationWAK
Websitewww.vacha.de

Vacha (German pronunciation: [ˈfaxa] ⓘ) 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.

History

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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

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Georg Witzel
  • 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]

References

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  1. ↑ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden vom Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. ↑ "Seume, Johann Gottfried, Autobiographisches, Mein Leben - Zeno.org". 2024-06-03. Archived from the original on 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. ↑ "Seume, Johann Gottfried" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 707.
  5. ↑ "Johann-Gottfried-Seume-Gymnasium Vacha". Johann-Gottfried-Seume-Gymnasium Vacha (in German). 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
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