Bad Tennstedt

Bad Tennstedt (German: [baːt ˈtɛnˌʃtɛt] ) is a town in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 27 km east of Mühlhausen, and 24 km northwest of Erfurt.

Bad Tennstedt
Osthöfer Tor.
Location of Bad Tennstedt within Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district
Bad Tennstedt
Bad Tennstedt
Coordinates: 51°9′14″N 10°50′14″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Bad Tennstedt
Government
  Mayor (202228) Jens Weimann (CDU)
Area
  Total27.27 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
  Total2,504
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99955
Dialling codes036041
Vehicle registrationUH
Websitewww.badtennstedt.de

The Romantic poet Novalis worked here from 1794 until 1796. During his stay he met Sophie von Kühn, his later fiancée.

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