{{About|the German town}} {{Infobox German place |type = Town |image_photo = Kahla.jpg |image_caption = Kahla in winter |image_coa = Wappen Kahla.svg |coordinates = {{coord|50|48|3|N|11|35|15|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Kahla in SHK.svg |state = Thuringia |district = Saale-Holzland-Kreis |elevation = 177 |area = 7.89 |postal_code = 07768 |area_code = 036424 |licence = SHK, EIS, SRO |Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 74 044 |website = [http://www.kahla.de/ www.kahla.de] |mayor = Jan Schönfeld<ref>[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht], Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.</ref> |leader_term = 2024–30 |party = }}
'''Kahla''' ({{IPA|de|ˈkaːla|lang|De-Kahla.ogg}}) is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 14 km south of Jena.
== Mayors ==
*1990–2012: Bernd Leube *2012–2018: Claudia Nissen *2018–incumbent: Jan Schönfeld
=== People who were born in Kahla === * Johann Walter (1496-1570), composer, song poet, advisor for Martin Luther for church singing * Paul Rudolph (physicist) (1858-1935), physicist * Bernd Jäger (born 1951), gymnast
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==External links== * [http://webgerman.com/Notgeld/Directory/K/Kahla5.htm Kahla Notgeld] (Strong beer) * [http://webgerman.com/Notgeld/Directory/K/Kahla7.htm Kahla Notgeld] (Chess series)
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Category:Towns in Thuringia Category:Saale-Holzland-Kreis
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