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Leinefelde-Worbis is a town in the district of Eichsfeld, in northwestern Thuringia, Germany. The town was formed on March 16, 2004, from the former independent towns Leinefelde and Worbis along with the municipalities of Breitenbach and Wintzingerode. In July 2018 the former municipality of Hundeshagen, and in January 2019 Kallmerode was merged into Leinefelde-Worbis. The population before the amalgamation was 14,387 for Leinefelde, 5,541 for Worbis, 1,021 for Breitenbach and 614 for Wintzingerode. The 10 parts of Leinefelde-Worbis are Leinefelde, Worbis, Breitenbach, Kirchohmfeld, Birkungen, Beuren, Hundeshagen, Kaltohmfeld, Wintzingrode, Kallmerode and Breitenholz.

Leinefelde-Worbis
Town
Location of Leinefelde-Worbis within Eichsfeld district
BrehmeEffelderFreienhagenGernrodeKellaKellaKrombachLutterMackenrodeMarthRohrbergSchönhagenSteinbachSonnensteinWiesenfeld
Leinefelde-Worbis
Leinefelde-Worbis
Coordinates: 51°23′0″N 10°20′0″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictEichsfeld
Subdivisions10
Government
  Mayor (202228) Christian Zwingmann[1]
Area
  Total110.18 km2 (42.54 sq mi)
Elevation
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total20,018
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37327, 37339
Dialling codes03605, 036074
Vehicle registrationEIC, HIG, WBS
Websitewww.leinefelde-worbis.de

Transport


Leinefelde station is located on the Halle–Hann. Münden and the Gotha–Leinefelde railways.


Bear sanctuary


Since 1997 Worbis has become known for its bear sanctuary, the Alternativer Bärenpark Worbis, which is operated by the German animal welfare organisation Aktion Tier – Menschen für Tiere (formerly Deutsches Tierhilfswerk).[citation needed]


Museums


The Borderland Museum Eichsfeld in Teistungen, Thuringia, is a popular tourist attraction close to Leinefelde-Worbis.
The Borderland Museum Eichsfeld in Teistungen, Thuringia, is a popular tourist attraction close to Leinefelde-Worbis.

The Borderland Museum Eichsfeld, a Cold War history museum located only a few miles away from Leinefelde-Worbis, presents different topics of the history of the German division and the GDR on an area of 1,000 squaremetres. The exhibition is displayed in both German and English.


People


Leinefelde is the birthplace of Johann Carl Fuhlrott, the discoverer of Neanderthal man. It is also the birthplace of Johannes Krause, who determined the Denisovan are a distinct line of homo distinct from modern humans and Neanderthals. Fuhlrott and Krause, born nearly 180 years apart, were also professors at the University of Tübingen.

Worbis is the birthplace of Bernard Quaritch (1819-1899), the London second-hand bookseller and publisher, and of Barbara Saß-Viehweger (born 1943), a German politician, lawyer and civil law notary.


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[de] Leinefelde-Worbis

Leinefelde-Worbis ist eine Mittelstadt im thüringischen Landkreis Eichsfeld. Sie entstand am 16. März 2004 aus der Zusammenlegung der bis dahin selbständigen Städte Leinefelde und Worbis mit den Gemeinden Breitenbach und Wintzingerode. Trotz Eingemeindungen nach einem starken Bevölkerungsrückgang ab 1990 lebten Ende 2020 in der Stadt etwa 20.000 Menschen.
- [en] Leinefelde-Worbis

[ru] Лайнефельде-Ворбис

Лайнефельде-Ворбис (нем. Leinefelde-Worbis) — город в Германии, в земле Тюрингия. Основан в 1816.



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