Breitenbach (Leinefelde-Worbis)

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Breitenbach
Breitenbach coat of arms
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
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Location of Breitenbach in Leinefelde-Worbis
Breitenbach (Eichsfeld)
Breitenbach (Eichsfeld)

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

Church in Breitenbach

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 Today the B 80 has been replaced by the nearby federal motorway 38 and the B 247 has been placed on a bypass .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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2004

Web links

Commons : Breitenbach (Eichsfeld)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files