Treffurt
Sign in to saveTreffurt () 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.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Treffurt 03 10 2008.JPG
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen_Treffurt.png
- German location.image_plan
- Treffurt in WAK.png
- German location.state
- Thüringen
- German location.district
- Wartburgkreis
- German location.elevation
- 190
- German location.area
- 72.46
- German location.postal_code
- 99830
- German location.area_code
- 036923
- German location.licence
- WAK
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 16 0 63 076
- German location.divisions
- 4
- German location.website
- www.treffurt.de
- German location.mayor
- Michael Reinz
- German location.leader_term
- 2023–29
- German location.party
- Independent
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Treffurt () 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.
==Notable residents== thumb|left|upright=0.5|Egon Bahr in 1978 Egon Bahr (1922-2015), German SPD politician Christian Mengis (flourished c.1745 – c.1766), composer and horn player