Bad Sulza is a town in the
Weimarer Land
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district, in
Thuringia
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,
Germany
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. It is situated on the river
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, 15 km southwest of
Naumburg
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, and 18 km north of
Jena
Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a po ...
. The former municipality
Ködderitzsch was merged into Bad Sulza in January 2019, and
Saaleplatte in December 2019.
History
Within the
German Empire (1871-1918), Bad Sulza was part of the
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
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
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(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
Links
References
Weimarer Land
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Spa towns in Germany
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