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 (1871–1918), Vacha was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Sons and daughters of the city

 * Georg Witzel (1501–1573), theologian and opponent of Luther
 * Johann Gottfried Seume (1763–1810), born in Poserna, a German author, poet, writer, traveler, shanghaied in Vacha in 1781 by Hessian recruiters on his way to Paris, forced to serve in the army as a Hessian soldier, and leased to England by the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel to fight in the American War of Independence.  The local municipal gymnasium is named for him.