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Bretleben

Coordinates: 51°20′N 11°14′E / 51.333°N 11.233°E / 51.333; 11.233
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Bretleben
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Bretleben is located in Germany
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Bretleben is located in Thuringia
Bretleben
Bretleben
Coordinates: 51°20′N 11°14′E / 51.333°N 11.233°E / 51.333; 11.233
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictKyffhäuserkreis
TownAn der Schmücke
Area
 • Total8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Population
 (2017-12-31)
 • Total530
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06556
Dialling codes034673
Websitewww.bretleben.de

Bretleben is a village and a former municipality in the Kyffhäuserkreis district in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town An der Schmücke. It is located at the right side of the river Unstrut, between the towns of Heldrungen and Artern. It has a station on the Sangerhausen–Erfurt railway line, where a now-decommissioned line once branched off to Bad Frankenhausen and Sondershausen.

History

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The earliest known documented mention of Bretleben is as Bretalaho in an early 9th century document.

Historical Population

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Number of inhabitants (as of 31 December [year missing]):

  • 1994: 760
  • 1995: 750
  • 1996: 736
  • 1997: 705
  • 1998: 688
  • 1999: 685
  • 2000: 682
  • 2001: 667
  • 2002: 661
  • 2003: 657
  • 2004: 651
  • 2005: 634
  • 2006: 642
  • 2007: 621
  • 2008: 605
  • 2009: 593
  • 2010: 579
  • 2011: 577
  • 2012: 566
  • 2013: 559
  • 2014: 553
  • 2015: 541
  • 2016: 529
  • 2017: 530
Source: Thuringian state statistical bureau

Transport

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Bretleben is on the Sangerhause-Erfurt railway line. The so-called Kyffhäuserbahn to Sondershausen branched from Bretleben, but the train doesn't run anymore. The line was decommissioned in September 2008. The Bundesstraße 86 passes nearby and the Bundesautobahn 71 between Sömmerda and Sangerhausen crosses the river Unstrut between Bretleben and Artern. The nearest exits to Bretleben are Exit 2 Artern, and Exit 3 Heldrungen.

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