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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.

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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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Population
5744
Area
72.46
Elevation
190
Official website
treffurt.de
Image
Treffurt 03 10 2008.JPG
Dialing code
036923
Licence plate code
WAK
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postal code
99830
hashtag
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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

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