Leinefelde-Worbis

Coordinates: 51°23′0″N 10°20′0″E / 51.38333°N 10.33333°E

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Leinefelde-Worbis
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Leinefelde-Worbis within Eichsfeld district
Leinefelde-Worbis Show map of Germany Leinefelde-Worbis Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 51°23′0″N 10°20′0″E / 51.38333°N 10.33333°E / 51.38333; 10.33333
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Eichsfeld
Subdivisions	10
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Reinhardt (CDU)
Area
• Total	110.18 km² (42.54 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[1]
• Total	20,119
• Density	180/km² (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37327, 37339
Dialling codes	03605, 036074
Vehicle registration	EIC, HIG, WBS
Website	www.leinefelde-worbis.de

Leinefelde-Worbis is a town in the district of Eichsfeld, in northwestern Thuringia, Germany. The town was formed on March 16, 2004, from the former independent towns Leinefelde and Worbis along with the municipalities of Breitenbach and Wintzingerode. In July 2018 the former municipality of Hundeshagen was merged into Leinefelde-Worbis. The population before the amalgamation was 14,387 for Leinefelde, 5,541 for Worbis, 1,021 for Breitenbach and 614 for Wintzingerode. The 10 parts of Leinefelde-Worbis are Leinefelde, Worbis, Breitenbach, Kirchohmfeld, Birkungen, Beuren, Hundeshagen, Kaltohmfeld, Wintzingrode and Breitenholz.

Transport

Leinefelde station is located on the Halle–Hann. Münden and the Gotha–Leinefelde railways.

Bear sanctuary

Since 1997 Worbis has become known for its bear sanctuary, the Alternativer Bärenpark Worbis, which is operated by the German animal welfare organisation Aktion Tier – Menschen für Tiere (formerly Deutsches Tierhilfswerk).

People

Leinefelde is the birthplace of Johann Carl Fuhlrott, the discoverer of Neanderthal man.

Worbis is the birthplace of Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), the London second-hand bookseller and publisher, and of Barbara Saß-Viehweger (born 1943), a German politician, lawyer and civil law notary.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Eichsfeld (district)
Am Ohmberg Arenshausen Asbach-Sickenberg Berlingerode Bodenrode-Westhausen Bornhagen Brehme Breitenworbis Buhla Burgwalde Büttstedt Dieterode Dietzenrode-Vatterode Dingelstädt Ecklingerode Effelder Ferna Freienhagen Fretterode Geisleden Geismar Gerbershausen Gernrode Großbartloff Haynrode Heilbad Heiligenstadt Heuthen Hohengandern Kella Kirchgandern Kirchworbis Krombach Küllstedt Leinefelde-Worbis Lindewerra Marth Niederorschel Pfaffschwende Reinholterode Rohrberg Rustenfelde Schachtebich Schimberg Schwobfeld Sickerode Sonnenstein Steinbach Tastungen Teistungen Uder Volkerode Wachstedt Wahlhausen Wehnde Wiesenfeld Wingerode

v t e Cities in Thuringia by population
100,000+	Erfurt Jena
50,000+	Gera Weimar
20,000+	Altenburg Apolda Arnstadt Eisenach Gotha Greiz Ilmenau Meiningen Mühlhausen Nordhausen Rudolstadt Saalfeld Sondershausen Sonneberg Suhl
10,000+	Bad Langensalza Bad Salzungen Eisenberg Heiligenstadt Hildburghausen Leinefelde-Worbis Meuselwitz Pößneck Schmalkalden Schmölln Sömmerda Waltershausen Zella-Mehlis Zeulenroda-Triebes