Bad Tennstedt

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Bad Tennstedt
Osthöfer Tor.
Osthöfer Tor.
Coat of arms of Bad Tennstedt
Location of Bad Tennstedt within Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district
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CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Bad Tennstedt
Government
 • MayorJörg Klupak (SPD)
Area
 • Total27.27 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,504
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99955
Dialling codes036041
Vehicle registrationUH
Websitewww.badtennstedt.de

Bad Tennstedt is a town in the Unstrut-Hainich district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 27 km east of Mühlhausen, and 24 km northwest of Erfurt.

The Romantic poet Novalis worked here from 1794 until 1796. During his stay he met Sophie von Kühn, his later fiancee.

Personality

Sons and daughters of the town

Those associated with Tennstedt

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1828)
  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), stayed for curative treatments in 1816 Tennstedt, from this now reminds the 'Goethe House' '
  • Friedrich von Hardenberg (pseudonym 'Novalis, 1772-1801), was from 1794 to 1796 employed in Tennstedt in Saxon Management Service
  • Warren William (1894-1948), American film star of the 1930s with ancestors from Tennstedt

References

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