Wasungen

Wasungen
Town
Pfaffenburg
Pfaffenburg
Coat of arms of Wasungen
Coat of arms
Location of Wasungen within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
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Wasungen is located in Germany
Wasungen
Wasungen
Wasungen is located in Thuringia
Wasungen
Wasungen
Coordinates: 50°40′N 10°22′E / 50.667°N 10.367°E / 50.667; 10.367
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSchmalkalden-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
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98634
Dialling codes036941
Vehicle registrationSM
Websitewww.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

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "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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