Breitenbach (Leinefelde-Worbis)
Breitenbach
City of Leinefelde-Worbis
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Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 15 ″ N , 10 ° 20 ′ 16 ″ E | |
Height : | 349 m |
Residents : | 952 (Feb 29, 2016) |
Incorporation : | March 16, 2004 |
Postal code : | 37327 |
Area code : | 03605 |
Location of Breitenbach in Leinefelde-Worbis
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Breitenbach (Eichsfeld)
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Breitenbach is a district of Leinefelde-Worbis in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia .
location
The place Breitenbach is located about halfway between the core towns of Leinefelde and Worbis on the northern edge of the Dün . Bundesstrasse 80 / Bundesstrasse 247 runs through the village .
history
Breitenbach was first mentioned in 1227 in a land exchange with Leinefelde. In 1373, Breitenbach came to the Archdiocese of Mainz through a purchase under Adolf von Nassau. Many residents of Breitenbach were known as traveling salesmen and weavers. A specialty of the village are the slippers known as "booties".
Breitenbach was affected by the persecution of witches from 1681 to 1682 . Two women got into witch trials and were burned alive.
In 1991, Breitenbach was a founding municipality of the administrative community "Am Ohmgebirge" Worbis. On March 16, 2004 it was incorporated into the newly created twin town of Leinefelde-Worbis.
The district mayor of Breitenbach is Irene Born (CDU).
traffic
Street
The B 247 and the B 80 used to run through Breitenbach . Today the B 80 has been replaced by the nearby federal motorway 38 and the B 247 has been placed on a bypass . The L 3080 and L 2018 are still running in the village .
rail
The train stop at Breitenbach (Eichsfeld) was on the now decommissioned Untereichsfeldbahn from Wulften via Duderstadt , Teistungen and Worbis to Leinefelde .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ronald Füssel: The witch persecutions in the Thuringian area , publications of the working group for historical witchcraft and crime research in Northern Germany, Volume 2, Hamburg 2003, p. 251.
- ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2004