Bad Liebenstein

Bad Liebenstein
Bad Liebenstein 1900
Coat of arms
Bad Liebenstein
Location of Bad Liebenstein within Wartburgkreis district
Coordinates: 50°48′52″N 10°21′15″E / 50.81444°N 10.35417°E / 50.81444; 10.35417Coordinates: 50°48′52″N 10°21′15″E / 50.81444°N 10.35417°E / 50.81444; 10.35417
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Wartburgkreis
Government
• Mayor	Michael Brodführer
Area
• Total	48.81 km2 (18.85 sq mi)
Elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	7,898
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	36448 (PL: 36444, PF: 36445)
Dialling codes	036961
Vehicle registration	WAK
Website	www.bad-liebenstein.de

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Bad Liebenstein is a municipality and spa town in Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.

Bad Liebenstein is situated 25 km north of Meiningen, and 18 km south of Eisenach. It is located in the Mittelgebirge Thuringian Forest.

Since the amalgamation of 1 January 2013 the town has bordered on the following communities (clockwise from the southwest): Barchfeld-Immelborn, Moorgrund and Ruhla in Wartburgkreis, Brotterode-Trusetal and Breitungen/Werra in Schmalkalden-Meiningen district.

Schloss Altenstein, the summer residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen is located within the municipality.

Since 1600 guests have come to recover. Famous spa guests included Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Albert Schweitzer, Gerhart Hauptmann, Franz Liszt and Charlotte von Stein.