Bleicherode
Bleicherode | ||
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Bleicherode | ||
Location of Bleicherode within Nordhausen district | ||
Coordinates: 51°25′0″N 10°34′0″E / 51.41667°N 10.56667°ECoordinates: 51°25′0″N 10°34′0″E / 51.41667°N 10.56667°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Thuringia | |
District | Nordhausen | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Frank Rostek (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 28.27 km2 (10.92 sq mi) | |
Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 6,173 | |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 99752 | |
Dialling codes | 036338 | |
Vehicle registration | NDH | |
Website | www.bleicherode.de |
Bleicherode is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, 17 km southwest of Nordhausen. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Obergebra was incorporated by Bleicherode. Every Thursday, there is a market held in the town.
Historically, Bleicherode belonged to the Prussian province of Saxony between 1700 and 1945.
One of Bleicherode's most famous natives is the cartographer August Heinrich Petermann.
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The house where Petermann was born: Neue Straße 3, Bleicherode
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Memorial for August Petermann in Bleicherode
Notable persons
- August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878), German cartographer
- Adalbert Merx (1838–1909), German theologian
- Heinrich Stengel (1884–1970), German rector and numismatist
- Hans Beyth (1901–1947), German-Jewish banker and zionist
- Jochen Berg (1948–2009), German author
- Hans-Günther Bücking (*1951), German cinematographer and director
See also
- Gerson von Bleichröder (1822–1893), German-Jewish banker, Chief banker of Otto von Bismarck
References
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