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Wasungen

Coordinates: 50°40′0″N 10°22′0″E / 50.66667°N 10.36667°E / 50.66667; 10.36667
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Wasungen
Pfaffenburg
Pfaffenburg
Coat of arms of Wasungen
Location of Wasungen within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
Wasungen is located in Germany
Wasungen
Wasungen
Wasungen is located in Thuringia
Wasungen
Wasungen
Coordinates: 50°40′0″N 10°22′0″E / 50.66667°N 10.36667°E / 50.66667; 10.36667
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSchmalkalden-Meiningen
Municipal assoc.Wasungen-Amt Sand
Government
 • MayorThomas Kästner
Area
 • Total89.09 km2 (34.40 sq mi)
Elevation
270 m (890 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total5,437
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98634
Dialling codes036941
Websitewww.wasungen.de

Wasungen is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 11 km north of Meiningen. The former municipalities Hümpfershausen, Metzels, Oepfershausen, Unterkatz and Wahns were merged into Wasungen in January 2019.

The Pfaffenburg was built in 1378 and reconstructed in 1974.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.