Bleicherode

Geschichte

Bleicherode 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. Every Thursday, there is a market held 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. Notable personsAugust Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878), German cartographerMarie Boßler (1835-1909) German actressAdalbert Merx (1838–1909), German theologianGustav Eisentraut (1844–1926) German Major general in the Prussian Army and historianHeinrich Stengel (1884–1970), German rector and numismatistHans Beyth (1901–1947), German-Jewish banker and zionist (Leader of Youth Aliyah, 1945-47)Nikolaus Heiss (*1943) German architect and authorJochen Berg (1948–2009), German authorHans-Günther Bücking (*1951), German cinematographer and director