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Wasungen | |
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Location of Wasungen within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district | |
Coordinates: 50°40′N 10°22′E / 50.667°N 10.367°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Schmalkalden-Meiningen |
Municipal assoc. | Wasungen-Amt Sand |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–28) | Thomas Kästner[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 89.09 km2 (34.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,437 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 98634 |
Dialling codes | 036941 |
Vehicle registration | SM |
Website | www.wasungen.de |
Wasungen (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːzʊŋən] ) is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 11 km north of Meiningen. The former municipalities Hümpfershausen, Metzels, Oepfershausen, Unterkatz and Wahns were merged into Wasungen in January 2019.
The Pfaffenburg was built in 1378 and reconstructed in 1974.
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
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