Treffurt

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Treffurt within Wartburgkreis district

(2017–23) Michael Reinz^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total72.46 km² (27.98 sq mi)Elevation

190 m (620 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total5,834 • Density81/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

99830

Dialling codes036923Vehicle registrationWAKWebsitewww.treffurt.de

Treffurt (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁɛfʊʁt] ^ⓘ) is a small town in the western region of the Wartburgkreis district which belongs to the federal state of Thuringia. The former municipality Ifta was merged into Treffurt in January 2019. The town lies near the Werra and is surrounded by the Werratal valley and rivers. Treffurt is located next to the Hessian border and was a former part of the Sperrzone. Today, Treffurt is a tourist destination, especially due to its scenic town centre with many restored half-timbered houses and its landmark - the Normannstein castle.^[3]

Notable residents

Egon Bahr (1922-2015), German SPD politician
Christian Mengis (flourished c.1745 – c.1766), composer and horn player

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
^ "Burg Normannstein Treffurt - HOME || Willkommen". www.normannstein.treffurt.de. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04.