Bleicherode () is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and larg ...

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. It is situated on the river Wipper, 17 km southwest of

Nordhausen Nordhausen may refer to: * Nordhausen (district), a district in Thuringia, Germany ** Nordhausen, Thuringia, a city in the district **Nordhausen station, the railway station in the city * Nordhouse, a commune in Alsace (German: Nordhausen) * Narost ...

. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality

Obergebra Obergebra is a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2007, it is part of the town Bleicherode Bleicherode () is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated o ...

was incorporated by Bleicherode. The former municipalities

Etzelsrode Etzelsrode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Bleicherode Bleicherode () is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. I ...

, Friedrichsthal,

Kleinbodungen Kleinbodungen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Bleicherode Bleicherode () is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany ...

, Kraja,

Hainrode Hainrode is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz Südharz (literally "South Harz") is a municipality in the Mansfeld-Süd ...

Nohra Nohra is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since December 2019, it is part of the municipality Grammetal. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Utzberg was incorporated by Nohra. Nohr ...

Wipperdorf Wipperdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Bleicherode Bleicherode () is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. I ...

and

Wolkramshausen Wolkramshausen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Bleicherode Bleicherode () is a town in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, German ...

were merged into Bleicherode in January 2019. Every Thursday, there is a market held in the town. Historically, Bleicherode belonged to the

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

n province of

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

between 1700 and 1945. One of Bleicherode's most famous natives is the cartographer

August Heinrich Petermann Augustus Heinrich Petermann (18 April 182225 September 1878) was a German cartographer. Early years Petermann was born in Bleicherode, Germany. When he was 14 years old he started grammar school in the nearby town of Nordhausen. His mother wa ...

. File:August Petermann Geburtshaus Bleicherode.jpg, The house where Petermann was born: Neue Straße 3, Bleicherode File:Südharzreise 26 – August Petermann in Bleicherode.jpg, Memorial for August Petermann in Bleicherode

Notable persons

(1822–1878), German cartographer *

Adalbert Merx Adalbert is a German given name which means "noble bright" or "noble shining", derived from the words ''adal'' (meaning noble) and ''berht'' (shining or bright). Alternative spellings include Adelbart, Adelbert and Adalberto. Derivative names inclu ...

(1838–1909), German theologian *

Hans Beyth Hans Shmuel Beyth (October 5, 1901 – December 26, 1947) was a German Zionist activist. Between 1935 and 1945 he was a close aide of Henrietta Szold managing the Youth Aliyah, and from 1945 until his death in 1947 he was the leader of the ...

(1901–1947), German-Jewish banker and Zionist (leader of

Youth Aliyah Youth Aliyah (Hebrew: עלית הנוער, ''Aliyat Hano'ar'', German: Jugend-Alijah, Youth Immigration) is a Jewish organization that rescued thousands of Jewish children from the Nazis during the Third Reich. Youth Aliyah arranged for their r ...

, 1945–47)

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Nordhausen (district) {{Nordhausen-geo-stub

Notable persons

See also

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