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Vacha, Germany
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
, Vacha was part of the
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
.
Sons and daughters
of
the city
Georg Witzel
, theologian and opponent of Luther
Johann Gottfried Seume
, a German author and a
Shanghaiing
victim
while traveling through, forced to become a
Hessian soldier
.
The local
high school
is named for him.