Vacha
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Vacha within Wartburgkreis district
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Coordinates: 50°49′44″N 10°1′17″E / 50.82889°N 10.02139°E / 50.82889; 10.02139
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Wartburgkreis
Subdivisions	18
Government
• Mayor (2018–24)	Martin Müller[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,006
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36404
Dialling codes	036962
Vehicle registration	WAK
Website	www.vacha.de

Vacha is a town in the Wartburgkreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 15 km west of Bad Salzungen, and 23 km east of Bad Hersfeld.

History

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vacha was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Sons and daughters of the city

• Georg Witzel (1501–1573), theologian and opponent of Luther
• Johann Gottfried Seume, (1763–1810), a German author and a Shanghaiing victim while traveling through, was forced to become a Hessian soldier. The local high school is named for him.