Bleicherode

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Bleicherode within Nordhausen district

(2019–25) Frank Rostek^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total108.20 km² (41.78 sq mi)Elevation

237 m (778 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total10,163 • Density94/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

99752

Dialling codes036338Vehicle registrationNDHWebsitewww.bleicherode.de

Bleicherode (German pronunciation: [blaɪ̯çəˈʁoːdə] ^ⓘ) 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. The former municipalities Etzelsrode, Friedrichsthal, Kleinbodungen, Kraja, Hainrode, Nohra, Wipperdorf and Wolkramshausen were merged into Bleicherode in January 2019. Every Tuesday and Thursday, there is a market held at the Zierbrunnenplatz in the town.

Historically, Bleicherode belonged to the Prussian province of Saxony between 1700 and 1945.

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

Notable persons

August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878), German cartographer
Adalbert Merx (1838–1909), German theologian
Hans Beyth (1901–1947), German-Jewish banker and Zionist (leader of Youth Aliyah, 1945–47)

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.