Bad Lauchstädt (; until 1925 ''Lauchstädt''), officially the

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Town of Bad Lauchstädt (), is a town in the district

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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

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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, Delitz am Berge and

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. On 1 January 2010 Milzau was also incorporated,Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010

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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.

Notable people

* August Förster (1828–1889), actor * Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (born 1951), cyclist *

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(born 1957), high jumper

References

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