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Bad Salzungen, Thuringia, Germany – Germany Flag

Current Date And Time In Bad Salzungen, Germany

Thursday, 13 August 2026
08:22:53 CEST
State: Thuringia
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 16,410

📍 Cities Near To Bad Salzungen


Find cities, states and countries closest to Bad Salzungen in Thuringia, Germany with precise aerial distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles, plus exact 16-point compass bearing and heading direction. This location intelligence data is used by logistics professionals, supply chain analysts, market researchers and field teams planning routes and coverage areas around Bad Salzungen.

📍 Bad Salzungen Geographic & Demographics Profile Summary

To assist regional market researchers, location intelligence professionals and logistics managers in strategic decision-making, we have compiled the key geographic and demographic attributes for Bad Salzungen from our regional database:

State / RegionThuringia
Total Population16,410
Land Area
Population Density
Center Latitude50.8134° N
Center Longitude10.2361° E
Elevation250 m (820 ft)
UTC Time Zone+01:00
Population Rank in Thuringia#25 of 881
FlagCityDistanceDirection
Miles (mi)Kilometers (km)Nautical Miles (nm)HeadingSymbol
National Flag Of Altengottern Altengottern28 46 25
North-northeast (NNE)
National Flag Of Altersbach Altersbach15 24 13
East-southeast (ESE)
National Flag Of Bad Liebenstein Bad Liebenstein5 8 4
East (E)
National Flag Of Barchfeld Barchfeld3 5 3
East-southeast (ESE)
National Flag Of Beinerstadt Beinerstadt29 46 25
Southeast (SE)
National Flag Of Belrieth Belrieth23 37 20
South-southeast (SSE)
National Flag Of Benshausen Benshausen20 31 17
Southeast (SE)
National Flag Of Bermbach Bermbach18 29 16
East-southeast (ESE)
National Flag Of Bibra Bibra25 41 22
South-southeast (SSE)
National Flag Of Birx Birx21 34 18
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Bischofroda Bischofroda18 28 15
North-northeast (NNE)
National Flag Of Breitenbach Breitenbach14 23 12
Southeast (SE)
National Flag Of Breitungen Breitungen5 8 5
Southeast (SE)
National Flag Of Brotterode Brotterode9 15 8
East (E)
National Flag Of Brüheim Brüheim20 32 17
Northeast (NE)

🏳️ States Near To Bad Salzungen


States and regions closest to Thuringia (home state of Bad Salzungen), with aerial distance and compass direction — useful for cross-state logistics routing, regional market-expansion research and strategic site selection.

FlagState/RegionDistanceDirection
Miles (mi)Kilometers (km)Nautical Miles (nm)HeadingSymbol
National Flag Of Aargau Aargau276 445 240
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden260 419 226
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden263 423 229
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Baden-Wurttemberg Baden-Wurttemberg175 282 152
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Balzers Balzers279 449 242
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Basel-City Basel-City280 450 243
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Basel-Landschaft Basel-Landschaft283 455 246
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Bavaria Bavaria202 324 175
South (S)
National Flag Of Bern Bern261 420 227
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Brandenburg Brandenburg128 206 111
Northeast (NE)

🌎 Countries Near To Bad Salzungen


Countries bordering or closest to Germany, with aerial distance and compass direction from Bad Salzungen's home country — a quick reference for cross-border trade, travel planning and regional supply chain routing.

FlagCountryDistanceDirection
Miles (mi)Kilometers (km)Nautical Miles (nm)HeadingSymbol
National Flag Of Aland Islands Aland Islands722 1,162 627
North-northeast (NNE)
National Flag Of Andorra Andorra731 1,176 635
Southwest (SW)
National Flag Of Austria Austria312 503 271
Southeast (SE)
National Flag Of Belgium Belgium265 426 230
West (W)
National Flag Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Bosnia And Herzegovina603 971 524
Southeast (SE)
National Flag Of Croatia Croatia473 761 410
South-southeast (SSE)
National Flag Of Czechia Czechia240 385 208
East-southeast (ESE)
National Flag Of Denmark Denmark354 570 308
North (N)
National Flag Of France France507 816 440
Southwest (SW)
National Flag Of Hungary Hungary493 794 428
East-southeast (ESE)

📊 Nearby Cities – Population & Distance Comparison

Compare population and aerial distance of cities geographically closest to Bad Salzungen. This regional snapshot supports market sizing, site selection, logistics zone planning and cross-city business analysis in Thuringia, Germany.

CityStatePopulationDistance (km)Direction
Bad Salzungen (You)Thuringia16,410
LeimbachThuringia1,8812.6W
ImmelbornThuringia1,8603.8SE
BarchfeldThuringia4.7ESE
TiefenortThuringia4,2685.7WNW
SchweinaThuringia3,0987.3E
EttenhausenThuringia5147.4N
WeilarThuringia8988.0SW
Bad LiebensteinThuringia4,0948.1E
StadtlengsfeldThuringia2,6988.2WSW
BreitungenThuringia4,3948.5SE

🏆 Thuringia City Rankings

How does Bad Salzungen rank within Thuringia? The top 10 cities by population, land area and density are listed below — useful for regional benchmarking, investment prioritization and market-entry decisions. Cities where Bad Salzungen appears are highlighted with ⭐.

👥 Most Populous Cities

CityPopulation
Erfurt218,793
Jena104,712
Gera104,659
Weimar64,727
Gotha46,615
Nordhausen43,912
Suhl43,509
Eisenach40,747
Ilmenau38,834
Altenburg38,568

📏 Largest Cities by Area

🏙 Most Densely Populated

CityDensity/km²
Thal625.00
Neudietendorf459.31
Heyerode429.05
Blankenstein409.09
Rückersdorf336.00
Bad Liebenstein249.63
Camburg222.24
Königsee221.63
Blankenberg219.25
Neustadt201.11
✈️ Nearest Airport
Erfurt-Weimar Airport
IATA: ERF
54 km (34 mi) from Bad Salzungen
States By Alphabets
Compass Directions Rose
N (North)
0° or 360° - Directly facing the North Pole
NNE (North-Northeast)
22.5° - Direction midway between North and Northeast
NE (Northeast)
45° - Direction midway between North and East
ENE (East-Northeast)
67.5° - Direction midway between Northeast and East
E (East)
90° - Directly facing sunrise
ESE (East-Southeast)
112.5° - Direction midway between East and Southeast
SE (Southeast)
135° - Direction midway between East and South
SSE (South-Southeast)
157.5° - Direction midway between Southeast and South
S (South)
180° - Directly facing the South Pole
SSW (South-Southwest)
202.5° - Direction midway between South and Southwest
SW (Southwest)
225° - Direction midway between South and West
WSW (West-Southwest)
247.5° - Direction midway between Southwest and West
W (West)
270° - Directly facing sunset
WNW (West-Northwest)
292.5° - Direction midway between West and Northwest
NW (Northwest)
315° - Direction midway between West and North
NNW (North-Northwest)
337.5° - Direction midway between Northwest and North
📊 Compare Thuringia Cities
Bad Salzungen ranks #25 of 881 by population
👥 Most Populous
📏 Largest By Area
⚡ Highest Density

🧭 How Close Is Everything to Bad Salzungen? A Distance & Direction Primer

📍 Where Bad Salzungen Sits on the Map

Bad Salzungen sits inside Thuringia, Germany and ranks #25 of 881 cities in Thuringia by population. Every distance on this page is a straight-line Great Circle (haversine) measurement — the shortest path a plane or signal would take between two GPS points, not the longer road-and-turns route a driver would actually cover. View the nearby cities, nearby states or nearby countries tables above.

📏 Reading the Distance Figures

  • Miles (mi): the everyday unit in the US, UK and most aviation cockpits
  • Kilometers (km): the metric standard used almost everywhere else, including most freight and shipping paperwork
  • Nautical Miles (nm): the unit ships and aircraft actually navigate by
  • Compass Bearing: the 16-point heading from Bad Salzungen to each place listed — see the distance tables above

🚚 Putting This Data to Work

  • Route Planning: Build delivery loops or sales-visit circuits starting from Bad Salzungen outward to the closest towns first
  • New-Market Scouting: Spot the nearest untapped urban centers before committing to a regional expansion
  • Freight Estimating: Get a fast first read on road, rail or air distances before requesting an actual freight quote
  • Warehouse Placement: Weigh a few candidate hub locations by how close each sits to Bad Salzungen and its neighbors
  • Side-by-Side Comparison: Stack Bad Salzungen against nearby cities on population and land area — see population & area comparison and Thuringia city rankings

🌎 Beyond Bad Salzungen: States & Countries Nearby

Scroll down and this page also ranks the states closest to Bad Salzungen and the countries closest to Bad Salzungen by the same straight-line measurement. For the complete national picture, see every country bordering or near Germany. Handy for cross-border import/export planning, scouting a new travel corridor or lining up emergency logistics across Europe.

🧭 Making Sense of the Compass Bearing

Next to every distance sits a compass heading from Bad Salzungen, plotted on the 16-point rose (N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW). The rotating arrow marks the bearing angle (0°–360°, where 0°/360° is due north) — see it in action in the cities, states and countries tables above. It's the same reference pilots, sailors and long-haul truckers use to picture the layout around Bad Salzungen at a glance.

🎯 For Travelers Passing Through Bad Salzungen

If you're stringing together stops in Thuringia, the neighboring cities table above doubles as a rough day-trip planner from Bad Salzungen — shortest hops first. Pair it with the population and area data to gauge which nearby stop is worth the detour.

🔎 Related City & Country Tools

🗺 Bad Salzungen MapView the Bad Salzungen map with GPS coordinates for precise location planning.
✈️ Bad Salzungen Travel GuideCheck the travel standards guide before you head toward any of the places listed above.
🏳️ Thuringia OverviewExplore the Thuringia state profile and its full list of cities for regional market analysis.
🏳️ Germany Country DataGet complete Germany data including population, area, currency and timezone.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions – Distances From Bad Salzungen

Which cities are closest to Bad Salzungen?

See the Cities Near To Bad Salzungen table above, ranked nearest first with distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles plus a compass bearing for each. Want the bigger picture? The nearest states and nearest countries tables sit further down this page, or compare every city in Thuringia by population and density.

How is the distance from Bad Salzungen to nearby places calculated?

Every figure on this page is a Great Circle (haversine) distance — a straight aerial line between the GPS center of Bad Salzungen and the GPS center of the other place, not a driving distance. It's the same math airlines use to estimate flight paths. View the Bad Salzungen map for the exact coordinates behind these numbers.

Is the distance shown a straight line or an actual driving distance?

It's a straight line — the shortest possible path between two points on Earth's surface, ignoring roads, terrain and detours. Actual driving distance from Bad Salzungen will almost always run longer, sometimes significantly, depending on the road network. Treat the figures here as a quick planning benchmark, not a substitute for a live route from a mapping or navigation app.

What does the compass direction next to each city mean?

It's the bearing from Bad Salzungen to that place, plotted on a 16-point compass rose. The rotating arrow marks the degree bearing (0°–360°), where 0°/360° is due north, 90° east, 180° south and 270° west. See it applied in the cities, states and countries tables above.

How do businesses use this proximity data around Bad Salzungen?

Distribution planners use it to pick warehouse or hub sites within easy reach of Bad Salzungen. Sales and field teams use it to sequence visits by drive distance instead of guessing. Market researchers use it to scope out the next-closest town before greenlighting an expansion. See the population & area comparison and Thuringia city rankings above to size up each candidate.

How does Bad Salzungen compare in size to the cities near it?

Bad Salzungen ranks #25 of 881 cities in Thuringia by recorded population. See the population & area comparison table above to weigh it directly against each neighboring city on this page.

✈️ What is the nearest airport to Bad Salzungen?

The nearest airport with scheduled service to Bad Salzungen is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), about 54 km (34 mi) away. See the Nearest Airport card for more.