Amt Wachsenburg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Amt Wachsenburg within Ilm-Kreis district
Location of Amt Wachsenburg
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 10°55′E / 50.867°N 10.917°E / 50.867; 10.917
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Ilm-Kreis
Subdivisions	13
Government
• Mayor (2022–28)	Sebastian Schiffer[1]
Area
• Total	77.63 km2 (29.97 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,967
• Density	102.6/km2 (265.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	IK

Amt Wachsenburg (German pronunciation: [amt ˈvaksn̩bʊʁk]) is a municipality in the district Ilm-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. The municipality is named after the Wachsenburg Castle which is located in its center. It was formed on 31 December 2012 from the former municipalities Wachsenburggemeinde and Ichtershausen. The former municipality Kirchheim was merged into Amt Wachsenburg in January 2019, and Rockhausen in December 2019. It consists of the villages Bechstedt-Wagd, Bittstädt, Eischleben, Haarhausen, Holzhausen, Ichtershausen, Kirchheim, Rehestädt, Rockhausen, Röhrensee, Sülzenbrücken, Thörey and Werningsleben.