Bleicherode

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Bleicherode
Coat of arms of Bleicherode
Bleicherode is located in Germany
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Bleicherode
Coordinates 51°25′0″N 10°34′0″E / 51.416667°N 10.566667°E / 51.416667; 10.566667Coordinates: 51°25′0″N 10°34′0″E / 51.416667°N 10.566667°E / 51.416667; 10.566667
Administration
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Nordhausen
Mayor Frank Rostek (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 28.27 km2 (10.92 sq mi)
Elevation 237 m  (778 ft)
Population 6,678 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 236 /km2 (612 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate NDH
Postal code 99752
Area code 036338
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.

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


Towns and municipalities in Nordhausen (district)
Coat of arms

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 27 June 2011. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C. 


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