Bleicherode

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Bleicherode
Gothic Protestant Church of Saint Mary
Gothic Protestant Church of Saint Mary
Coat of arms of Bleicherode
Coat of arms
Location of Bleicherode within Nordhausen district
Bleicherode is located in Germany
Bleicherode
Bleicherode
Coordinates: 51°25′0″N 10°34′0″E / 51.41667°N 10.56667°E / 51.41667; 10.56667Coordinates: 51°25′0″N 10°34′0″E / 51.41667°N 10.56667°E / 51.41667; 10.56667
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictNordhausen
Government
 • Mayor (2019–25) Frank Rostek[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total108.20 km2 (41.78 sq mi)
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,244
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99752
Dialling codes036338
Vehicle registrationNDH
Websitewww.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. The former municipalities Etzelsrode, Friedrichsthal, Kleinbodungen, Kraja, Hainrode, Nohra, Wipperdorf and Wolkramshausen were merged into Bleicherode in January 2019. 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.

  • The house where Petermann was born: Neue Straße 3, Bleicherode

  • Memorial for August Petermann in Bleicherode

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References[]

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.


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