Bad Lauchstädt

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo = BadLauchstädt01.jpg
Wappen = Wappen Bad Lauchstaedt.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 22
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 50
Lageplan = Bad Lauchstädt in SK.pngBundesland = Sachsen-Anhalt
Landkreis = Saalekreis
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Bad Lauchstädt
Höhe = 124
Fläche = 68.02
Einwohner = 8729
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 06246
Vorwahl = 034635
Kfz = SK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 0 88 025
Gliederung = 4
Straße = Markt 1
Website = [http://www.stadt-bad-lauchstaedt.de/ www.stadt-bad-lauchstaedt.de]
Bürgermeister = Maria Loos

Bad Lauchstädt is a town in the district Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 13 km southwest of Halle. Pop. (2005) 4,933. It contains an Evangelical church, a theatre, a hydropathic establishment and several educational institutions, among which is an agricultural school affiliated to the university of Halle. Its industries include malting, vinegar-making and brewing. Lauchstädt was a popular watering-place in the 18th century, the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg often making it their summer residence. From 1789 to 1811 the Weimar court theatrical company gave performances here of the plays of Schiller and Goethe, an attraction which greatly contributed to the well-being of the town.

In January 2008, Bad Lauchstädt incorporated the former municipalities Schafstädt, Delitz am Berge and Klobikau. Bad Lauchstädt is the seat of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft" ("collective municipality") Bad Lauchstädt.