# Kahla

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{{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&ndash;30
|party             = 
}}

'''Kahla''' ({{IPA|de|ˈkaːla|lang|De-Kahla.ogg}}) is a town in the [Saale-Holzland](/source/Saale-Holzland) district, in [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is situated on the river [Saale](/source/Saale), 14&nbsp;km south of [Jena](/source/Jena).

== Mayors ==

*1990–2012: Bernd Leube
*2012–2018: Claudia Nissen
*2018–incumbent: Jan Schönfeld

=== People who were born in Kahla ===
* [Johann Walter](/source/Johann_Walter) (1496-1570), composer, song poet, advisor for [Martin Luther](/source/Martin_Luther)  for church singing
* [Paul Rudolph (physicist)](/source/Paul_Rudolph_(physicist)) (1858-1935), physicist
* [Bernd Jäger](/source/Bernd_J%C3%A4ger) (born 1951), gymnast

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==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)

{{Cities and towns in Saale-Holzland (district)}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Towns in Thuringia
Category:Saale-Holzland-Kreis

{{SaaleHolzland-geo-stub}}

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