(until 1925 ''Lauchstädt''), officially Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, is a town in the district Saalekreis,

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, 13 km southwest of Halle. Population 8,781 (2020). Lauchstädt was a popular watering-place in the 18th century, the dukes of

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often making it their summer residence. From 1789 to 1811 the Weimar court theatrical company gave performances here of the plays of Friedrich Schiller and

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, an attraction which greatly contributed to the well-being of the town. Further reading noted there: * Maak, ''Das Goethetheater in Lauchstädt'' (Lauchstädt, 1905); * Nasemann, ''Bad Lauchstädt'' (Halle, 1885). During the 19th century, its industries included malting, vinegar-making and brewing. In January 2008, Bad Lauchstädt incorporated the former municipalities

Schafstädt Schafstädt was a municipality in the Saalekreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximately 17 km southwest of Halle (Saale). Since January 2008, it is part of the town Bad Lauchstädt (until 1925 ''Lauchstädt''), of ...

Delitz am Berge Delitz am Berge is a former municipality in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since January 2008, it has been part of the town of Bad Lauchstädt (until 1925 ''Lauchstädt''), officially Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, is a town in th ...

and

Klobikau Klobikau is a former municipality in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since January 2008, it is part of the town Bad Lauchstädt (until 1925 ''Lauchstädt''), officially Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, is a town in the district Saale ...

. On 1 January 2010

Milzau Milzau is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Bad Lauchstädt (until 1925 ''Lauchstädt''), officially Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, is a town in ...

was also incorporated,Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010
Statistisches Bundesamt disbanding the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Lauchstädt. Bad Lauchstädt, Delitz am Berge, Klobikau, Milzau and Schafstädt are now ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions of the town Bad Lauchstädt.Hauptsatzung
Goethestadt Bad Lauchstädt, July 2019. August Förster Kriehuber

Notable people

* August Förster (1828–1889), actor *

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(born 1951), cyclist * Carlo Thränhardt (born 1957), high jumper

References

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