Bad Tennstedt

Bad Tennstedt (German: [baːt ˈtɛnˌʃtɛt] (listen)) is a town in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 27 km east of Mühlhausen, and 24 km northwest of Erfurt.

Bad Tennstedt
Osthöfer Tor.
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Tennstedt within Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district
Bad Tennstedt
Bad Tennstedt
Coordinates: 51°9′14″N 10°50′14″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Bad Tennstedt
Government
 • MayorJens Weimann (CDU)
Area
 • Total27.27 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,482
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
99955
Dialling codes036041
Vehicle registrationUH
Websitewww.badtennstedt.de

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

Personality

Natives

People associated with Tennstedt
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1828)
  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), stayed for curative treatments in 1816 Tennstedt, of 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
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References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften nach Geschlecht in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2018". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2019.


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