Burgscheidungen

Burgscheidungen
Burgscheidungen
	Stadtteil of Laucha an der Unstrut
	Burgscheidungen
	Coordinates: 51°15′0″N 11°39′0″E / 51.25000°N 11.65000°ECoordinates: 51°15′0″N 11°39′0″E / 51.25000°N 11.65000°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Burgenlandkreis
Town	Laucha an der Unstrut
Area
• Total	8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population (2006-12-31)
• Total	592
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06636
Dialling codes	034462
Vehicle registration	BLK

Burgscheidungen is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Laucha an der Unstrut.

Burgscheidungen was the site of the defeat of the Thuringians under King Irminfrid in 531. This defeat spelled the end of an independent Thuringian kingdom. It is variously attributed to the Franks under King Theuderic I or to their allies, the Saxons under Duke Hathagat. It was one of the founding myths of the Saxons by the ninth century.^[1]

Notes

↑ Karl Hauck, "The Literature of House and Kindred Associated with Medieval Noble Families, Illustrated from Eleventh and Twelfth-century Satires on the Nobility", in Timothy Reuter, ed., The Medieval Nobility: Studies on the Ruling Classes of France and Germany from the Sixth to the Twelfth Century (Amsterdam, 1979), pp. 61–85.

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[1] Karl Hauck, "The Literature of House and Kindred Associated with Medieval Noble Families, Illustrated from Eleventh and Twelfth-century Satires on the Nobility", in Timothy Reuter, ed., The Medieval Nobility: Studies on the Ruling Classes of France and Germany from the Sixth to the Twelfth Century (Amsterdam, 1979), pp. 61–85.