Kahla

This article is about the German town. For other uses, see Kahla (disambiguation).

Kahla (German: [ˈkaːla] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 14 km south of Jena.

Kahla
Town
Kahla in winter
Coat of arms
Location of Kahla within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district
Kahla Show map of Germany Kahla Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 50°48′3″N 11°35′15″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Jan Schönfeld[1]
Area
• Total	7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,825
• Density	870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07768
Dialling codes	036424
Vehicle registration	SHK, EIS, SRO
Website	www.kahla.de

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