Bad Langensalza

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Location of the town of Bad Langensalza within Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district
Bad Langensalza
Hungerturm in Bad Langensalza.
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Mayor	Bernhard Schönau (FDP)
Basic statistics
Area	123.11 km² (47.5 sq mi)
Elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Population	18,567 (31/12/2006)
- Density	151 /km² (391 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	UH
Postal codes	99941–99947
Area code	03603
Website	www.bad-langensalza.de
Coordinates: 51°06′29″N 10°38′48″E / 51.10806, 10.64667

Bergkirche.

Bad Langensalza (until 1956: Langensalza) is a city in the County of Unstrut-Hainich, Thuringia, Germany, with a population of c. 18,500 (2006).

1 History
2 Main sights
3 Sister cities
4 External links

It was first mentioned in historical records ca. 932, as a village named "Salzaha". The city name was changed to Langensalza ca. 1578, and "Bad" or "Bath" was added to the city name in 1956.

In 1075, Langensalza was the site of the First Battle of Langensalza, in which Emperor Henry IV won over the rebelling Saxons and Thuringians.

The city was plundered and damaged by fires during the Thirty Years' War (c. 1632). Fires again destroyed large parts of the city in 1711, including complete destruction of the city hall. The City Hall was rebuilt between 1742-1752.

Artists impression of Langensalza in 1750 from a German postcard dated 1900.

War again affected the city during 1756-1763, during the Seven Year War. In 1815 Langensalza fell under Prussian rule. In 1866 it was the site of the Second Battle of Langensalza between Prussia and Hanover during the Austro-Prussian War.

Town Hall.

American troops occupied the city in 1945.

Langensalza is something of a tourist spot, with picturesque ruins of a medieval castle, and sulphur baths nearby.

The sulphur baths were discovered in 1811, and opened to the public as a curative bath in 1812. A new version of the public sulphur bath was opened in 1928. Salt and mineral water springs were discovered in 1996, which prompted the opening of many new curative facilities.

Bad Langensalza borders National Park Hanich, which was founded in 1999.