Bad Sulza

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Bad Sulza within Weimarer Land district

(2018–24) Dirk Schütze^[1]Area

• Total94.10 km² (36.33 sq mi)Elevation

140 m (460 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,037 • Density85/km² (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

99518, 99510 (Flurstedt, Gebstedt, Wickerstedt)

Dialling codes036461Vehicle registrationAP, APDWebsitewww.bad-sulza.de

Bad Sulza is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilm, 15 km southwest of Naumburg, and 18 km north of Jena.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Bad Sulza was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. The former municipality Ködderitzsch was merged into Bad Sulza in January 2019, and Saaleplatte in December 2019. In January 2023 Bad Sulza absorbed the former municipality Rannstedt.^[3]

Notable citizens

Johann Agricola (1590-1668), superintendent of the salt plant from 1622 to 1631, used the healing power of Sulza brine for therapeutic purposes.
Adolf Piltz (1855-1940), German mathematician notable for his work in number theory.

Associated with the city

Thomas Naogeorgus (actually Kirchmair) (1508-1563), theologian, Neo-Latin poet and playwright

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
^ "Thüringer Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt Nr. 26/2022" (PDF). 20 December 2022. p. 476.