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Amt Wachsenburg

Coordinates: 50°52′N 10°55′E / 50.867°N 10.917°E / 50.867; 10.917
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Amt Wachsenburg
Coat of arms of Amt Wachsenburg
Location of Amt Wachsenburg within Ilm-Kreis district
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Amt Wachsenburg is located in Germany
Amt Wachsenburg
Amt Wachsenburg
Amt Wachsenburg is located in Thuringia
Amt Wachsenburg
Amt Wachsenburg
Coordinates: 50°52′N 10°55′E / 50.867°N 10.917°E / 50.867; 10.917
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictIlm-Kreis
Subdivisions13
Government
 • Mayor (2022–28) Sebastian Schiffer[1]
Area
 • Total77.75 km2 (30.02 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,001
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationIK

Amt Wachsenburg is a municipality in the district Ilm-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. The municipality is named after the Wachsenburg Castle which is located in its center. It was formed on 31 December 2012 from the former municipalities Wachsenburggemeinde and Ichtershausen. The former municipality Kirchheim was merged into Amt Wachsenburg in January 2019, and Rockhausen in December 2019. It consists of the villages Bechstedt-Wagd, Bittstädt, Eischleben, Haarhausen, Holzhausen, Ichtershausen, Kirchheim, Rehestädt, Rockhausen, Röhrensee, Sülzenbrücken, Thörey and Werningsleben.

References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.