Brücken, Saxony-Anhalt

Brücken
Ortsteil of Brücken-Hackpfüffel
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Coordinates: 51°26′40″N 11°11′55″E / 51.44444°N 11.19861°E / 51.44444; 11.19861Coordinates: 51°26′40″N 11°11′55″E / 51.44444°N 11.19861°E / 51.44444; 11.19861
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Mansfeld-Südharz
Town	Brücken-Hackpfüffel
Area
• Total	10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population  (2006-12-31)
• Total	908
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06528
Dialling codes	034656
Vehicle registration	MSH
Website	www.vwg-goldene-aue.de

Brücken is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the municipality Brücken-Hackpfüffel.

History[]

Brücken was referenced in a document at Hersfeld Abbey as Trizzebruccun at the start of the 9th Century.

The settlement of Brücken was awarded a town charter in 1518 by Kaiser Maximilian I, however this was withdrawn in the following centuries.

Brücken was occupied by US troops in April 1945, which were relieved by the Red Army in July of the same year.

Famous Residents[]

Johann Heinrich Gottlob von Justi (1717 - 1771), political economist, was born in the town

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