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.

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