Bad Dürrenberg

Bad Dürrenberg
Bad Dürrenberg
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bad Dürrenberg within Saalekreis district
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Saalekreis
Government
• Mayor	Árpád Nemes
Area
• Total	36.13 km2 (13.95 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	11,752
• Density	330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06231
Dialling codes	03462
Vehicle registration	SK
Website	www.stadt-bad-duerrenberg.de

Bad Dürrenberg is a spa town in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, approx. 8 km southeast of Merseburg. It is known for its graduation tower, the largest one in Germany.

Geography

The town of Bad Dürrenberg is located on the river Saale between the cities of Leipzig, Merseburg and Weißenfels. In the south of the town, the Ellerbach flows into the right side of the Saale.

Neighboring districts

The neighboring districts are Leuna to the north, Markranstädt in (Leipzig district) to the east, Lützen (Burgenlandkreis) to the south and, to the west, Weißenfels (Burgenlandkreis).

Town and hinterland

The following table shows the population of the town itself and those of the surrounding villages which were formerly in the Bad Dürrenberg administrative area but are now (since 2010) officially part of the town.

Town	Population	Areas
Bad Dürrenberg	10,805	Bad Dürrenberg, Balditz, Goddula, Keuschberg, Kirchfährendorf, Lennewitz, Ostrau and Vesta
Nempitz	293	Nempitz
Oebles-Schlechtewitz	209	Oebles-Schlechtewitz
Tollwitz	1,175	Ellerbach, Kauern, Ragwitz, Teuditz, Tollwitz and Zöllschen