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Brücken, Saxony-Anhalt

Coordinates: 51°26′40″N 11°11′55″E / 51.44444°N 11.19861°E / 51.44444; 11.19861
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Brücken
Hauptstrasse with Ratskeller restaurant in Brücken-Hackpfüffel
Hauptstrasse with Ratskeller restaurant in Brücken-Hackpfüffel
Location of Brücken
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Brücken is located in Germany
Brücken
Brücken
Brücken is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Brücken
Brücken
Coordinates: 51°26′40″N 11°11′55″E / 51.44444°N 11.19861°E / 51.44444; 11.19861
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictMansfeld-Südharz
TownBrücken-Hackpfüffel
Area
 • Total10.92 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Elevation
131 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total908
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06528
Dialling codes034656
Vehicle registrationMSH
Websitewww.vwg-goldene-aue.de

Brücken is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2009, it is part of the municipality Brücken-Hackpfüffel.

History

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Brücken was referenced in a document at Hersfeld Abbey as Trizzebruccun at the start of the 9th Century.

The settlement of Brücken was awarded a town charter in 1518 by Kaiser Maximilian I, however this was withdrawn in the following centuries.

Brücken was occupied by US troops in April 1945, which were relieved by the Red Army in July of the same year.

Famous Residents

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Johann Heinrich Gottlob von Justi (1717 - 1771), political economist, was born in the town