Bleicherode

Bleicherode

Coat of arms
Bleicherode
Location of Bleicherode within Nordhausen district
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
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Nordhausen
Government
 • Mayor Frank Rostek (CDU)
Area
 • Total 28.27 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Elevation 237 m (778 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 6,134
 • Density 220/km2 (560/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.

Notable persons

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References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.


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