Bruchstedt

Bruchstedt
Bruchstedt

Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 10°46′0″E / 51.16667°N 10.76667°E / 51.16667; 10.76667Coordinates: 51°10′0″N 10°46′0″E / 51.16667°N 10.76667°E / 51.16667; 10.76667
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Bad Tennstedt
Government
  Mayor Frank Müller
Area
  Total 6.79 km2 (2.62 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 261
  Density 38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 99955
Dialling codes 036041
Vehicle registration UH
Website www.badtennstedt.de

Bruchstedt is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia, Germany.

History

At the beginning of the 9th century Bruchstedt was first mentioned in a directory of the Patrimony of the Archbishop Lullus († 786), Hersfeld Abbey as Brutstede in context with Tennstedt. ( Dennistede )

Bruchstedt was affected in 1663 by the witch-hunt. Anna Maria Lorenzen got into a witch-hunt and was punished with banishment. [2]

1816 came Bruchstedt due to the Congress of Vienna to the Kreis Langensalza of the Prussian Province of Saxony.

On the night of 23 May to 24 May, 1950, due to a severe weather a flash flood devastated the place. Water heights height up to 3.50 meters have been achieved. Eight citizens and most of the livestock were victims of the disaster. In a state-organized effort the place was re-built by 3000 workers within 50 days. Of the disaster night remembers a memorial stone with the names of the eight victims. Every year a party takes place in memory of the unique solidarity action. [3]

German Federal Archives, Bruchstedt, Information panel to new buildings

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). July 2016.
  2. Ronald Füssel: Die Hexenverfolgungen im Thüringer Raum, Veröffentlichungen des Arbeitskreises für historische Hexen- und Kriminalitätsforschung in Norddeutschland, Band 2, Hamburg 2003, S. 255.
  3. "60 Jahre Umweltkatastrophe von Bruchstedt" - Schriftenreihe der TLUG, Nr. 92
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