Vacha

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.HistoryWithin 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) a German author and a Shanghaiing victim while traveling though, forced to become a Hessian_(soldier). The local high school is named for him.